As it relates to occupation--sure. The obvious application is industry. However, I have used ergonomic/overuse principals in homecare with 80 yo women who have never heard of any of this stuff. All they want to be able to do is go out to the garden again without fear of falling and all that pain in back/shoulders/hips/knees.
Neal C. Luther,OTR/L Rehab Program Coordinator Advanced Home Care 1-336-878-8824 xt 3205 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home Care is our Business...Caring is our Specialty The information contained in this electronic document from Advanced Home Care is privileged and confidential information intended for the sole use of [EMAIL PROTECTED] If the reader of this communication is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the person listed above and discard the original.-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Carson Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 3:24 PM To: Chuck Willmarth Subject: Re: [OTlist] Do You Agree with This Statement? Chuck, stop busting my bubble.... <BIG smile> As usual, Chuck is correct. The quote IS from AOTA's Grip and Grin brochure. And as Paul Harvey say's, "Here's the rest of the story." I recently received an AOTA e-mail announcing that an OT was going to be on "The Early Show", discussing preventing hand and wrist injuries on the campaign trail. The source of the message was Heather Huhman, AOTA Media Relations Manager. Because I am so against OT being affiliated with UE/hand issues, I promptly replied to Ms. Huhman's message with the following: Great, National exposure about OT's being hand/UE therapists. That's the LAST thing our profession needs. Let's get some media relations about OT helping people engage in occupations, especially those that don't focus on the hand/UE! Apparently, my message was forwarded to Chritine Metzler (who works for AOTA but I'm not sure in what capacity) and she replied to me. Part of her reply was directing me to AOTA's "Grip and Grin" brochure. The quote in the brochure, which I included in the original message of this thread, stood out. I posted it because I'm curious to know if any OT's on this list agree with statement. I'm still curious to know if any OT's see themselves as: "expert in preventing and treating conditions such as repetitive-motion injuries". I know for a fact, that is NOT how I see OT. Thanks..... Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Chuck Willmarth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 To: OTlist@OTnow.com <OTlist@OTnow.com> Subj: [OTlist] Do You Agree with This Statement? CW> Ron, CW> Looks like that quote was pulled from AOTA's Grip and Grin brochure CW> which is a promotional item rather than an official document. CW> See: CW> http://www.aota.org/Practitioners/Advocacy/Tools/PromotionalItems/39726. CW> aspx CW> Grip and Grin: AOTPAC Chair Amy Lamb Appears on CBS to Talk About CW> Preventing Injuries on the Campaign Trail CW> On Wednesday, August 13, 2008, Cindy McCain, the wife of Senator John CW> McCain, sustained a wrist injury after shaking hands with an CW> enthusiastic supporter. AOTPAC Chair Amy Lamb, OTD, OTR/L, spoke with CW> the CBS Early Show about AOTA's Grip and Grin campaign and how CW> candidates across the country can prevent similar injuries. CW> See the video online at: CW> http://www.aota.org/News/Announcements/GripandGrin.aspx CW> Chuck CW> -----Original Message----- CW> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On CW> Behalf Of Ron Carson CW> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 7:05 AM CW> To: OTlist CW> Subject: [OTlist] Do You Agree with This Statement? >> Occupational therapy practitioners are health, wellness, and >> rehabilitation professionals who are expert in preventing and >> treating conditions such as repetitive-motion injuries resulting >> from excessive handshaking. CW> The above statement is from an official AOTA document. CW> If you are an OT/COTA, do you see yourself as an expert in preventing CW> and treating conditions such as repetitive-motion injuries resulting CW> from hand shaking? CW> Ron CW> -- CW> Ron Carson MHS, OT CW> www.OTnow.com CW> -- CW> Options? CW> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com CW> Archive? CW> www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com
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