Submitted by pigeononpolice t3_116gde5 in DIY
--Ty-- t1_j96d0ut wrote
You can get wrist straps on the internet fairly easily. Whether or not you have enough of a thumb base to stop the strap from slipping off your wrist, I can't really tell, but since these kinds of straps are the easiest solution, they're worth trying first.
I have this :
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B001JTDIEQ?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
Buy one and see if it'll slide off your wrist. If it will, then return it. If it stays on, though, then pick up two D-rings and a small carabiner, and sew them into the strap. You can toss the strap over a bar and clip it on, holding you onto it.
You can also just go with one like this, with a hook.
That would help for pulling exercises.
For pushes, though, like dumbbell presses, you need a prosthetic. It doesn't need to be a fully motorized prosthetic hand, but it DOES need to be something that's custom-molded to your hand and forearm. The end of it could be as simple as a U-shaped bracket and a ratchet strap, and you just put a dumbbell in, and strap it down. If the prosthetic is a tight, secure fit, you'll be able to exercise with it no problem. You won't be able to if it's just a strap, though. That much play and looseness will be impossible to manage (not to mention dangerous) in a press
pigeononpolice OP t1_j96g0kc wrote
I'll take a look at some of these straps for sure!
Yeah, some tend to fall off. The ones that don't and aren't really high quality tend to cause some trouble, because once I pull something with them, I'm basically only relying on them to pull it (if it bend down to try and catch the bar with my left hand, I'm out of balance and bent to the side since my right arm is longer than the left one due to the presence of a palm) and what ends up happening is the strap buries itself into my skin, causing nasty cuts
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