If the patien'ts functional transfer baseline prior to a hospital admit or new condition?is to use a wheelchair close to the toilet and transfer and they then desire to continue to use this same method I would practice this method with them.? However if they want to change this pattern and if the rehab prognosis is positive and realistic, I certainly would practice walking to the toilet from their recliner, bed, etc, etc.
Chris -----Original Message----- From: Ron Carson <rdcar...@otnow.com> To: cmnahrw...@aol.com <OTlist@OTnow.com> Sent: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 7:39 pm Subject: Re: [OTlist] Fn. Mobility ~vs~ Gait Training Chris, will you expand on the following comment: "What does matter is what method the patient wants to work towards ..."? Thanks, Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: cmnahrw...@aol.com <cmnahrw...@aol.com> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 To: OTlist@OTnow.com <OTlist@OTnow.com> Subj: [OTlist] Fn. Mobility ~vs~ Gait Training cac> It is certainly not PT.? Our goal as OTs?is to faciliate a cac> positive outcome in a patient's independence in the activiites cac> that occupy a person's life.? Getting to the toilet is certainly cac> one of those activiites that a person usually wants to do for cac> themselves.? Whether walking to the toilet or transferring, in my cac> opinion it does not matter.? What does matter is what method the cac> patient wants to work towards and what the realistic rehab cac> potential of accomplishing the goal through this choosen method.? cac> Chris Nahrwold? MS, OTR -- 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
