Dear Listserve,
Here is an unusual one: I have a 60 year old female client who has left side weakness due to polio at an early age. She wears a left KAFO and has a paralyzed left upper extremity. Last week I saw her for a follow-up to her KAFO and she asked if I could provide a shoulder cap so that her clothes would fit right. The polio has resulte in left shoulder and upper arm atrophy and her clothes don’t fit well. She said that she has tried the shoulder pads that come with some of the women’s outfits, but that these slip out of place and don’t do the job. She asked me to make a latex shoulder cap that she could wear and would make the left side of her clothes fit like they are supposed to do (match the right side.)
I have some ideas and have discussed these with her, but I suggested that I post her concerns and needs to the listserve and see if we could gather any ideas from the collective wisdom and experience of the profession before we come up with a plan. So, does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance for your responses. I will post summaries.
Keever Wallace, CO
