From the Mother Of Necessity Comes
Arm Huggers
We are all about total relaxation
We know that the mind and body are connected and if you increase pain in one area, it will increase it in others, but fortunately increasing relaxation in one area will also help others, which is why total relaxation is our goal.
When working on a patient, they went to roll over and the arm bolsters gave away and my patient hit the floor. There has to be a better way to allow patients to relax and be secure.
When trying to come up with an arm bolster replacement, we have tried several different possibilities, but we did not want to have to waste time connecting a device to the table or adding to the weight for the mobile therapists to transport.
Patients have stated that it is nonrestrictive and no different than a blanket and allows for the most relaxed session that they have had.
Try it on your patient that is too wide for your table and if they did not think that it helped, work on them again without it and ask which they liked better.