The most probable conclusions would be that ether there are a lot of unrecorded casses or a lot of hypochondriacs. Possibly both.

I don’t feel inclined to say anything about any individual case. I’m just a little skeptical about the volume.

However, I find it interesting that both in the article and comments, no one appears to have tried restraining the alien hand with a sling or brace such as those used for people who have broken certain or have undergone certain kinds of surgery in the hand or arm. When I broke my arm up near the shoulder (a difficult place to cast), for the first week I had my arm in a sling that was then “taped” to my torso with breathable elastic cloth bandages bound with either little clasps or velcro. Broken or not, I would not have been able to remove my hand from this setup without the use of my free hand, yet the setup was very comfortable and practical (at least as practical as one could expect given that I couldn’t use one arm). I slept wearing it, only removing it to shower and get dressed.

Likewise, I have been working with an orthopedic surgeon, and his office has a department that makes custom braces in addition to having some sturdy, mass produced slings that can keep an injured patient’s arm still and strapped to their torso until it is safe for them to move it. Most are designed to be able to come on and off easily so the patient can remove them in the shower or to begin physical therapy while keeping their arm bound and protected most of the time.

While I could see how it would be a hassle to wrangle an alien hand into one of these every day, it seems like that would be an excellent way to prevent the alien hand from causing injury or embarrassment. The sling/bandages setup I used could probably be obtained cheaply in a drug store medical aisle, and a custom brace could probably be bought from an orthopedic center and it might be better at keeping the alien hand from pinching at your skin as it might if it is just strapped to your side. You could also still give the alien hand some little thing to fiddle with as suggested by this article.

I’m not a medical professional, just a student, so I don’t know entirely how useful this would be, but it seems like a option to at least try.

I wonder if any body can find an alien hand patient for me and link me to him/her via email or phone. I am a medical practitioner in Iran. there is no alien hand patient in Iran .I have been studying this syndrome for years and now i have found out a new method of treating that. If any body can help me, let me know..thank you in advance

Effat

My brother is also suffering from this decease. Could you please help me what treatment should he be given to overcome from this decease.

Please,please Advise.

Regards
Khushi

interesting story. not being rude but i have had sleep paralysis and i love it… i never dream of anything bad though because i have a dreamcatcher above my head when i sleep so i have that whole placebo effect… but it happens naturally and i can even trigger it. usually i have really vivid semi-lucid dreams if not fully lucid

Woah.