What Is Josephine's Fourth Goal

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Josephine’s fourth goal is to complete upper body bathing with minimal assistance. In order for Josephine to be seated in an unsupported w/c and be able to bathe her upper body, she must have good postural balance. Josephine will use a bowling and golfing Wii game that will help her to use her unaffected arm to cross midline multiple times while interlocking the fingers with the affected arm through each movement. The Wii game will help provide feedback to Josephine and it will be of interest to her to complete the activity. Josephine will play the Wii game for 15 minutes and three times a day. Her children will be asked to come to a therapy session to participate in the Wii game with Josephine as encouragement. Once her postural stability

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