High Five Constraint Camp

Kinsey Jones works to pick up rubbery spiders and place them into a cup at the recent weeklong High Five Constraint Camp. There, pediatric occupational therapists place a soft cast on a child’s dominant arm and hand to restrict movement. With the dominant, stronger arm and hand casted, the child trains the weaker arm and hand to become stronger. 
August 1, 2019

High Five Constraint Camp

At the recent weeklong High Five Constraint Camp, pediatric occupational therapists help children improve a weaker limb to become stronger.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 16, 2018

High Five camp helps strengthen weakened hands, arms

Jack Lowman pulls his plate closer to the table’s edge so that his goldfish and apple slices — his camp snack — are closer to him. With his left hand, he paws at a goldfish, and once able to pinch it with his fingers, draws it slowly toward his mouth.

By Christina Echegaray