The Restriction Of My Non-Hundry Bag

The restriction of not using my non-dominant hand, and elbow had a huge impact on my activity and participation capabilities. Tasks that I would usually use two hands to complete now had to be complete using one hand. For example, doing my laundry is an activity that I do every week using both hands.However, since I do have a lot of past experience doing laundry I was able to adapt to performing the same activity using only one hand. Even though I was able to adapt to perform the activity, the activity was very difficult to complete. I had issues with carrying my laundry bag, opening the detergent, separating the clothes, and folding the clothes. This activity took me almost twice as long to complete. Another activity that was affected was
dressing. The restriction affected the clothes that I decided to pick out. I wanted to pick the clothing that didn’t have any buttons, large fit, no zippers, and easy to slide on. This included sweatpants, a large t-shirt, and a pullover hoodie. This restriction made it difficult to go grocery shopping. It was difficult to control the cart on uneven surfaces with one hard. It was also difficult to grab objects that were on higher shelves.