To me functional mobility is the process of getting to point A to point B regardless of compensation techniqes in the context of an activity or a desired functional outcome.? Just the other day I had a patient who wanted to cook and set the table for her family, to achieve this desired outcome a walker tray had to implemented with further practice of safe strategies.? Just the other day I had a hip replacement patient who wanted to be able to get to the bathroom safely without breaking her hip precautions, so? raised toilet was implemented with further practice of safe strategies.
Gait training is when a therapist observes a patient's gait and objectively determines what movement functions?cause the patient to walk "abnormally".? They then use therapeutic techniques to faciliate a normal gait pattern.? I see this being used by PT in neurological rehabilitation.? Chris -----Original Message----- From: Ron Carson <rdcar...@otnow.com> To: Audra Ray <OTlist@OTnow.com> Sent: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 7:46 am Subject: Re: [OTlist] Fn. Mobility ~vs~ Gait Training What is the difference between "functional mobility" and "gait training"? Is their a definitive "line" between the two? ----- Original Message ----- From: Audra Ray <audra...@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 To: OTlist@OTnow.com <OTlist@OTnow.com> Subj: [OTlist] Fn. Mobility ~vs~ Gait Training AR> If this is an activity that is important to the patient and they AR> want to engage in, then it is OT. Transfers and functional AR> mobility is within the domain of OT practice. AR> Audra Ray AR> --- On Thu, 1/15/09, Ron Carson <rdcar...@otnow.com> wrote: AR> From: Ron Carson <rdcar...@otnow.com> AR> Subject: [OTlist] Fn. Mobility ~vs~ Gait Training AR> To: OTlist@OTnow.com AR> Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 4:36 PM AR> If an OT facilitates a non-ambulatory patient to transfer to/from her AR> toilet using a walker is this PT? AR> If an OT facilitates a patient to walk from their w/c to the toildet, AR> is this PT? AR> Thanks, AR> Ron AR> -- AR> Ron Carson MHS, OT AR> Hope Therapy Services, LLC AR> www.HopeTherapyServices.com AR> www.OTnow.com AR> -- AR> Options? AR> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com AR> Archive? AR> www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com AR> AR> -- AR> Options? AR> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com AR> Archive? AR> www.mail-archive.com/otlist@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
