I guess I am not thinking of any specific patient at this point, it's just nice to hear other peoples ideas for interventions. I know each patient has their own goals, but the majority are hoping to return home, be independent with ADL's and do as much home management tasks as they can (but are willing to have family or community support services to assist with laundry, vacuuming.). Basically they just want to go home vs. nursing home! Sorry it's so fague, I am not thinking of anything specific so I realize it's a hard question to answer!
> To: OTlist@OTnow.com > Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:53:49 -0400 > From: cmnahrw...@aol.com > Subject: Re: [OTlist] Why OT's Should NOT Focus on the UE > > Miranda, > > What occupations does the patient desire to improve on? > > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: Miranda Hayek <mltaylo...@hotmail.com> > To: otlist@otnow.com > Sent: Tue, Jul 14, 2009 7:00 pm > Subject: Re: [OTlist] Why OT's Should NOT Focus on the UE > > > I find the information being shared between Diane and others is > helpful. I too am new to the profession and feel that we learn > interventions/treatments on the job (my schooling taught me the theory > of OT more than hands on!). At my job I learn from the other > therapists, and find our afternoon treatments involve dowel, theraband > exercises. Morning treatments involve ADL's. (acute and skilled > hospital setting). We are also limited on our space for opportunities > for more home management or other activities. So was wondering if > anyone can provide some examples of treatments they do with their > patients. Generally my patients are in the hospital for TKA, THA, CVA > (mild-mod), deconditioned due to pneumonia, etc. > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > From: spark...@rcn.com > > To: OTlist@OTnow.com > > Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:30:41 -0400 > > Subject: Re: [OTlist] Why OT's Should NOT Focus on the UE > > > > > > "My concern in this is that you ONLY mention and UE program. If > general > > conditioning prevented the patient from performing occupation, why > limit > > it only to the UE?" > > > > > > Being that I am new to this and my employment forces > me to live in "UE > > therex" land....perhaps you could give me an indication as to what I > can do > > with this person. Others more experienced than me in the dept go with > the > > flow. He is 500 pounds...can now walk about 50ft with someone > following him > > in a W/C and he is able to stand aboout 2-3 min in a RW. > > > > I have done all ADL's..and although he is able to life weights in all > planes > > he does not have the arm length to bipass his midsection to do LE > dresssing. > > He has serious LE PN issues so he cannot use a sock aid. he has > refused both > > a dressing stick and reacher. > > > > I have done transfers with him from W/C to bed, W/C to toilet, W/C to > shower > > I have done standing tolerance...he likes to draw so I have him stand > in > > front of a white boards and he draws murals for the department. > > > > He does W/C pushups. > > > > He lives alone, rarely ever left his home due to his weight, > microwaves all > > his meals, and lives on disbaility. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: otlist-boun...@otnow.com [mailto:otlist-boun...@otnow.com]on > > Behalf Of Ron Carson > > Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 22:08 > > To: Diane Randall > > Subject: Re: [OTlist] Why OT's Should NOT Focus on the UE > > > > > > My concern in this is that you ONLY mention and UE program. If general > > conditioning prevented the patient from performing occupation, why > limit > > it only > to the UE? > > > > For me, general phy-dys practitioner's focus on the UE while > > disregarding the rest of the body severely hampers our professional > > autonomy. > > > > We MUST break free from the mold of being UE therapists! > > > > Ron > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Diane Randall <spark...@rcn.com> > > Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 > > To: OTlist@OTnow.com <OTlist@OTnow.com> > > Subj: [OTlist] Why OT's Should NOT Focus on the UE > > > > DR> I see your point...I was mistaken if I implied in my very first > post > > that I > > DR> told the patient that he needed UE program in order to transfer. > It was > > DR> justified to increase his overall conditioning. My inital reason > for the > > DR> post was to point out that sometimes our patients assume the > things we > > do in > > DR> the gym are "therapy" and the functional ADL's are just extras we > > do...which > > DR> of course is the very opposite. > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Lauren found her dream laptop. 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