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Hey folks!
Please can anyone help me to help my lovely Dad?
He had a bad stroke 7 years ago and was left paralysed down his left side. He always had gorgeous, really beautiful nails, way too nice for a bloke!
Since the stroke his left hand has started to close up into a fist, shortening of the tendons I believe, and become really tight. He sleeps with it in a splint to try and help reverse the action but after an hour or so without it his hand closes up again. As a result the nails on his left hand have really thickened and are curling over the top of his finger. The doctors won't do anything, they told him to go to Boots and buy some heavy duty toenail clippers!
I cut them down and file them as best I can but its super difficult with the hand/wrist/arm not being supple and pliable.
If a client sat down before me with this condition I would refer them to their GP as I don't feel that it's something a nail technician should try to deal with.
Can anyone shed some light onto what it may be please and what I can do to help. A chiropodist won't touch it as its not feet related and we don't really know what else to do.
I'll attach as many pics as I can to show the "bad" hand and the "good" hand.
Ps. The "bad" hand sweats a lot due to it being clenched into a fist all the time.
Thanks in advance
xx
and pliable .
Please can anyone help me to help my lovely Dad?
He had a bad stroke 7 years ago and was left paralysed down his left side. He always had gorgeous, really beautiful nails, way too nice for a bloke!
Since the stroke his left hand has started to close up into a fist, shortening of the tendons I believe, and become really tight. He sleeps with it in a splint to try and help reverse the action but after an hour or so without it his hand closes up again. As a result the nails on his left hand have really thickened and are curling over the top of his finger. The doctors won't do anything, they told him to go to Boots and buy some heavy duty toenail clippers!
I cut them down and file them as best I can but its super difficult with the hand/wrist/arm not being supple and pliable.
If a client sat down before me with this condition I would refer them to their GP as I don't feel that it's something a nail technician should try to deal with.
Can anyone shed some light onto what it may be please and what I can do to help. A chiropodist won't touch it as its not feet related and we don't really know what else to do.
I'll attach as many pics as I can to show the "bad" hand and the "good" hand.
Ps. The "bad" hand sweats a lot due to it being clenched into a fist all the time.
Thanks in advance
xx
and pliable .