It is certainly not PT.? Our goal as OTs?is to faciliate a positive outcome in a patient's independence in the activiites that occupy a person's life.? Getting to the toilet is certainly one of those activiites that a person usually wants to do for themselves.? Whether walking to the toilet or transferring, in my opinion it does not matter.? What does matter is what method the patient wants to work towards and what the realistic rehab potential of accomplishing the goal through this choosen method.?
Chris Nahrwold? MS, OTR -----Original Message----- From: Ron Carson <rdcar...@otnow.com> To: OTlist@OTnow.com Sent: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 7:36 pm Subject: [OTlist] Fn. Mobility ~vs~ Gait Training If an OT facilitates a non-ambulatory patient to transfer to/from her toilet using a walker is this PT? If an OT facilitates a patient to walk from their w/c to the toildet, is this PT? Thanks, Ron -- Ron Carson MHS, OT Hope Therapy Services, LLC www.HopeTherapyServices.com www.OTnow.com -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com
