The Hand-Brain-Math Connection Problem Statement and Narrative My original degree is in occupational therapy, a rehabilitation profession which seeks to train both physically and psychiatrically challenged individuals for maximal independence. After graduation and a 9-month internship, I found myself working predominantly at skilled nursing facilities interacting with mostly stroke victims and orthopedic patients. I found treating stroke victims to be the most rewarding as often with therapeutic intervention they would make astounding gains within weeks of the original brain damage. Also, their initial symptoms often presented as a complex mystery waiting to be unraveled by an astute detective. One of the most mysterious effects of a stroke as well as challenging to treat is when a patient is In the experiencing left or right “neglect”. case of left/right neglect, the and optical nerve are not damaged, patient’s actual eyesight but somehow the proper of visual and tactile information on a certain side of perception the body is greatly curtailed. Such a patient, if tested by an ophthalmologist, would be diagnosed with a normal field of vision. However, in practice, the stroke victim would function as if the left or right side of his body simply did not exist. For example, in walking or wheeling through a doorway a left neglect patient would often run into the left door jam because they did not perceive its existence. A family member may sit on the right of a left-neglect patient and carry on a conversation, but if the family member moves and sits on the left, the stroke victim would complain that the member just lack of perception often takes months of intensive therapeutic “disappeared”. This retaining, but in the end, being able to function in a is worth “whole” verses “half” world it.
The Hand-Brain-Math Connection Problem Statement and Narrative My original degree is in occupational therapy, a rehabilitation profession which seeks to train both physically and psychiatrically challenged individuals for maximal independence. After graduation and a 9-month internship, I found myself working predominantly at skilled nursing facilities interacting with mostly stroke victims and orthopedic patients. I found treating stroke victims to be the most rewarding as often with therapeutic intervention they would make astounding gains within weeks of the original brain damage. Also, their initial symptoms often presented as a complex mystery waiting to be unraveled by an astute detective. One of the most mysterious effects of a stroke as well as challenging to treat is when a patient is experiencing left or right “neglect”. In the case of left/right neglect, the patient’s actual eyesight and optical nerve are not damaged, but somehow the proper perception of visual and tactile information on a certain side of the body is greatly curtailed. Such a patient, if tested by an ophthalmologist, would be diagnosed with a normal field of vision. However, in practice, the stroke victim would function as if the left or right side of his body simply did not exist. For example, in walking or wheeling through a doorway a left neglect patient would often run into the left door jam because they did not perceive its existence. A family member may sit on the right of a left-neglect patient and carry on a conversation, but if the family member moves and sits on the left, the stroke victim would complain that the member just “disappeared”. This lack of perception often takes months of intensive therapeutic retaining, but in the end, being able to function in a “whole” verses “half” world is worth it.
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