Having had both wrists fused last year I've gradually learned to accommodate the loss of wrist movement and learned new ways of doing things. The first time I tried to butter my breakfast toast, I was stymied. I had not realized that using a table knife required bending one's wrist.
After several frustrating dining experiences I began to experiment and discovered a new way of holding the knife.
Here's how I used to hold a knife. The only ways to use a knife in this position I would have to either stand up or raise my elbow to the level of my shoulder.
Here's the way I hold it now, the way I hold a pencil or pen. It works just fine and has become second nature to me.
Now I can use a knife at the table without making a spectacle of myself.
After several frustrating dining experiences I began to experiment and discovered a new way of holding the knife.
Here's how I used to hold a knife. The only ways to use a knife in this position I would have to either stand up or raise my elbow to the level of my shoulder.
Here's the way I hold it now, the way I hold a pencil or pen. It works just fine and has become second nature to me.
Now I can use a knife at the table without making a spectacle of myself.
2 comments:
Very informative! I remember how worried you were that you wouldn't be able to do a thing with fused wrists!
Yes, but I can do almost everything I want to do! I just can't retrieve ice cubes from the ice maker bin in the freezer. I have to use the dispenser in the door.
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