KNITFORALIFETIME.THEBODYMECHANICSOF

KNITTING

PRESENTEDBYDEANCARROLLOTR/L

TheHistoryofOccupaDonalTherapy

•  Founded1917inCliKonSprings,NY,IntheVAHospitalaKerWorldWarI

•  StartedoutoftheArtsMovement•  BasketWeavingandWeavingCarpets

THEFOUNDATION

WHATPARTSOFOURBODYAREINVOLVEDWITHKNITTING?

•  BRAIN(INITIATIONANDCOMPREHENSION)•  EYES(DISCRIMINATION,DIFFERENTIATION)•  TRUNK(NECK,BACK,ANDABDOMEN)•  LEGS(HIPS,KNEESANDFEET)•  ARMS(SHOULDERS,ELBOWSANDWRISTS)•  HANDS(THUMB,PALMANDFINGERS)•  SENSATION(TOUCH,SMELL,HEARING)

BIOMECHANICALVSNEUROLOGICAL

•  BONES/JOINTS•  MUSCLES•  TENDONS•  LIGAMENTS•  NERVES

•  CENTRALNERVOUSSYSTEM

•  VOLITION•  COMPREHENSION•  PERIPHERALNERVOUSSYSTEM

•  SENSORY

COMMONREASONSLIMITINGKNITTINGBIOMECHANICALvsNEUROLOGICAL

•  PHYSICAL•  ARTHRITIS•  FRACTURES•  REPETITIVESTRAININJURY(RSI)

•  BACKANDNECKINJURIES

•  SHOULDERINJURIES

•  MENTAL/SENSORY•  DEMENTIA/STROKE•  NEUROPATHIES•  IMPAIREDVISION

HOWDOYOUSIT?

NATURAL UNNATURAL

MINDTHECURVES

THESPINEISTHEFOUNDATIONOFYOURBODY.THEREARETWONATURALCURVES.PROPERSPINEHEALTHISESSENTIALTOSITTINGANDSTANDINGBALANCE.FREQUENTSIGNIFICANTPOSTURALADJUSTMENTSAREESSENTIALFORSPINEHEALTH.

THEGOODSPINE

THEINJUREDSPINE

Dowager’sHump-CanOccurwithOsteoporosis-ProgressiveShorteningoftheChestMuscles-Deteriora:onoftheVertabrae/Fractures.-WeaknessoftheCervicalandThoracicMusclesthatSupporttheSpine

IntervenDonsforTheBackandNeck

Exercises•  Planks•  TheTwist•  HipHopHooray•  ChinTucks

Stretches•  Handsinlowbackarchback

andchest•  CatandCamelStretches•  Head/NeckRotaDon•  Head/NeckFlexion•  Head/NeckExtension•  Head/NeckTilts

THEPELVIS(“Supports”spinehealth)

PELVICTILT

IntervenDonsforthePelvis

•  Squats•  PelvisDlts•  KiegleExercises•  Abdominalcrunches•  Squats

THESHOULDER

•  THEFOUNDATIONOFYOURARM

•  “SUPPORTS”SPINEHEALTH•  MULTIDIRECTIONALJOINT•  29DIFFERENTSTRUCTURES

MAKEUPTHEJOINT•  IFANYONEOFTHE

STRUCTURESISDAMAGEDTHEENTIRESHOULDERISLIMITED

CommonImpairmentsoftheShoulder

BIOMECHANICAL•  ARTHRITIS•  FRACTURES•  MUSCLECONTRACTURES

(ESPECIALLYOFTHECHEST)•  MUSCLEWEAKNESS

NEUROLOGICAL•  NERVEIMPINGEMENT

(SHOULDER)•  NERVEIMPINGEMENT

(NECK)•  STROKE

INTERVENTIONSOFTHESHOULDER

EXERCISES•  SDck’emUp•  Knock’emOut•  FlyAway•  BowlingforDollars•  Pendulum

STRETCHING•  Handsbehindyourhead•  Handsbehindyourback•  LookAway

THEELBOW

TheElbow

InformaIon IntervenIons•  BidirecDonalJoint•  HardEndRange•  Mostcommonissues

BursiIsArthriIsFracturesNerveimpingement(CubitalTunnelSyndrome)

•  BendandExtendElbowFrequentlyaKerExtendedPostureAcquisiDon

•  RestArmsonSoKCleanSurfaces

•  AvoidDirectPressureontheElbowforExtendedPeriodsofTime

THEHANDANDFOREARM

THEHANDThemusclethatcontrolthehandgenerallyarenotinthehand.Theyoriginateintheforearm.Thereareseveralsmallancillarymusclesinthehandthatassistwithfinemotorcontrol.Yourhandsarethemosthighlyinnervatedsensoryareasonyourbody(nexttosexorgans).

ImpairmentsoftheHands1.ArthriDs2.Nerveimpingement3.Neuropathy4.Tendonandligamentinjuries5.Fractures

StructuresandTissuesinthebodyhavedifferentlevelsofhardness.

1.  Bone/CarDlage2.  ConnecDveTissuesTendonLigamentFasciaBlood/Lymph3.Muscle4.Epithelial(Skin)5.Nerve

CarpelTunnelSyndromeRepeIIveStrainInjury(RSI)•  COLDTEMPERATURES•  REPETITIVEMOTION•  SUSTAINEDPOSTURE•  PRESSURE•  VIBRATION

EXERCISESOpenandCloseTheFanSerialOpposiDonTheQueen’sWaveTableTop,Claw,andStraightPalmUp,PalmDown

IntervenIonsForHandsandWrists

STRETCHESPrayerReversePrayerLookAway

EnvironmentalIssues

•  LIGHTING•  PRESSURE

•  TEMPERATURE

•  SITTINGSURFACES

THEABC’sOFKNITTING

•  AMBIANCE

•  BASEOFSUPPORT

•  CHANGEPOSITIONS

•  DECOMPRESS

•  ENJOYALIFETIMEOFKNITTING