I think it might be common for PTs to work on vestibular rehab in the
adult population when people are suffering from inner ear impairments
and neurological impairments that effect the vestibular system. The
clinic I work for has a specialized program dealing with this with
about a million dollars worth of computer equipment and there is a PT
who went to a long course to learn how to treat in this area beyond
entry level. That is what he does all day long. There are many
courses being taught in this area and they have been open to OTs as
well from my experience. There is also an OT vestibular geru who wrote
many research articles on the topic and even came up with a hiearchy of
ADLs to challenge patients as their condition improves to intergrate
higher level performance. Cannot recall her name at the moment but I
will look into it.
I believe that it is common place for OTs in the pediatric setting to
work on sensory integration impairments. This is a much different ball
park than vestubular impairments from what I understand.
Chris Nahrwold MS, OTR
-----Original Message-----
From: Sue Doyle <sue...@hotmail.com>
To: otlist@otnow.com
Sent: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:05 pm
Subject: Re: [OTlist] vestibular OT
This again is a very interesting topic. There are many OTs who are
trained and work in vestiblular therapy. There are many issues involved
and to do it well one needs advanced training but there is so much
overlap with visual problems etc and impacts on so many occupational
areas. It also involve understanding balance in a multifaceted manner.
I did a lot of work in the area in trauma with mild brain injuries. We
see a significant number of clients with impairments after strokes.
Sue D
From: spark...@rcn.com
To: OTlist@OTnow.com
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:36:44 -0500
Subject: Re: [OTlist] vestibular OT
Hmm. not sure but I used to babysit for a vestibular PT. He once told
me
that OT's cannot do vestibular therapy. Not sure why or even if it is
accurate? I am not sure what vestibular OT would look like as a
treatment.
-----Original Message-----
From: otlist-boun...@otnow.com [mailto:otlist-boun...@otnow.com]on
Behalf Of d. chang
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 00:10
To: OTlist@otnow.com
Subject: [OTlist] vestibular OT
Hello !!
I've been on this list for a while, but just as an owl. I love
reading
everything here. Im learning new things from each and every one of
you.
Education is just totally endless. There are so much stuff to learn.
Oh,
before I go on, my name is Diana and Im in my last year of OT program
!!
I'm very interested in vestibular field. A friend of mine told me
that the
vestibular is an up and coming field for OT AND its less physical
demanding,
which is perfect for me because I have a meniere's disease and a low
back
pain.
Does anyone know about this particular field?
diana.
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