Thanks, Bill, and all who have responded. I must confess I was "baiting" to a degree with my questions. I am absolutely convinced that the tools we have as OT's are underutilized. That is why I chose the intervention as I did. Incidentally, the patient was thrilled! Best regards,
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 Bill Maloney Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 3:38 PM To: OTlist@OTnow.com Subject: Re: [OTlist] Still Can't Explain OT I like David's explanation, a lot. It rings true with my thoughts and philosophy as well. And, for what it's worth, Neal, your socialization treatment for that SNF patient was OT. Not to add fuel to the fire, Ron, but you'll love this one: I arrived at a patient's home yesterday at the agreed time to find the PT already beginning her treatment. The PT has been on the case (s/p right THR secondary to hardware failure of previous ORIF) for about 2 weeks already. The best I could tell from observing her treatment "in the background" as I interviewd the caregivers and began to assess the living spaces, I deduced that she was working on "functional mobility" which I absolutely address as part of my plan, i.e. how can I not address that if we're loooking at safe, independent toileting as a goal? But, when I arrived for my initial OT evaluation, the patient was understandably confused. The PT jumped in and offered the following explanation: "Oh, he's the arm guy." Have a nice day, feelin' your pain.....Bill Maloney, OTR -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com
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