Re: [OTlist] Backpack Unawareness
Chris, Thanks for going the extra mile to actually confirm supposed best practice. This is in my opinion one of, if not the biggest, problems we have in healthcare. P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail The information contained in this electronic document from Advanced Home Care is privileged and confidential information intended for the sole use of otl...@otnow.com. If the reader of this communication is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the person listed above and discard the original.-Original Message- From: otlist-boun...@otnow.com [mailto:otlist-boun...@otnow.com] On Behalf Of cmnahrw...@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:02 PM To: OTlist@OTnow.com Subject: Re: [OTlist] Backpack Unawareness The whole backpack awareness day in my opinion is a little on the shady side. OTs are educating students and teachers that there should be a 10% body weight limit placed in back packs and often have students use a scale to weigh themselves and then their backpacks. The problem is from my understanding and from completing a quick literature review on OTseeker.com and Pubmed, that there is insefficient data for such recommendations. In fact the most recent publication in Work (2009) demonstrates that the body weight limit did not factor in much at all, but instead it was shown that a possible psychological component involved that caused this adolescent back pain that spans into adulthood. It did show that both straps of the backpack should be worn versus unilateral and the most troublesome spot for injuries to occur would be in the unstable shoulder and not the back. So perhaps we need to complete psychological profiles versus weighing the backpacks? You cannot tell me that AOTA is not aware of this research. Do they ignore it because of the free publicity that OTs receive? Creating a solution that does not really help in hopes to promote the profession is odd in my opinion. I am not an expert in this area, so I would love to learn what the experts have to say about this topic. Perhaps I am missing the important data that AOTA is reading. Chris Nahrwold MS,OTR -Original Message- From: Diane Randall spark...@rcn.com To: OTlist@OTnow.com Sent: Tue, Aug 18, 2009 10:41 pm Subject: Re: [OTlist] Backpack Unawareness I am not familiar with what the controversy is surrounding this issue. What research about this is lacking? What kind of money is being spent on the issue and why is it not relevant to OT? Diane COTA/L Peds -Original Message- From: otlist-boun...@otnow.com [mailto:otlist-boun...@otnow.com]on Behalf Of cmnahrw...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 21:13 To: OTlist@OTnow.com Subject: Re: [OTlist] Backpack Unawareness Yes, especially since there is little research to back it up. -Original Message- From: Ron Carson rdcar...@otnow.com To: OTlist OTlist@OTnow.com Sent: Tue, Aug 18, 2009 7:17 pm Subject: [OTlist] Backpack Unawareness Does anyone else think that AOTA's dribble on Backpack Awareness is a total waste of time and money? Well, maybe not for school/ped therapists, but certainly for the rest of the OT world. Ron ~~~ Ron Carson MHS, OT 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 -- 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 -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com
Re: [OTlist] Backpack Unawareness
Diane, I'm not sure of what money is being spent. I do know that a while back, AOTA entered into a marketing campaign with LL Bean to place an AOTA endorsed logo on some catalog backpack items. I bet this cost money, but who knows how much. As a marketing campaign for OT, I think that the backpack awareness has very limited usefullness. Other professions also market backpack awareness and I just don't see OT being a leader in this arena. I think OT MUST establish itself in areas that others haven't already established. Thanks, Ron ~~~ Ron Carson MHS, OT www.OTnow.com - Original Message - From: Diane Randall spark...@rcn.com Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 To: OTlist@OTnow.com OTlist@OTnow.com Subj: [OTlist] Backpack Unawareness DR I am not familiar with what the controversy is surrounding this issue. What DR research about this is lacking? What kind of money is being spent on the DR issue and why is it not relevant to OT? Diane COTA/L Peds -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com
Re: [OTlist] Backpack Unawareness
The whole backpack awareness day in my opinion is a little on the shady side. OTs are educating students and teachers that there should be a 10% body weight limit placed in back packs and often have students use a scale to weigh themselves and then their backpacks. The problem is from my understanding and from completing a quick literature review on OTseeker.com and Pubmed, that there is insefficient data for such recommendations. In fact the most recent publication in Work (2009) demonstrates that the body weight limit did not factor in much at all, but instead it was shown that a possible psychological component involved that caused this adolescent back pain that spans into adulthood. It did show that both straps of the backpack should be worn versus unilateral and the most troublesome spot for injuries to occur would be in the unstable shoulder and not the back. So perhaps we need to complete psychological profiles versus weighing the backpacks? You cannot tell me that AOTA is not aware of this research. Do they ignore it because of the free publicity that OTs receive? Creating a solution that does not really help in hopes to promote the profession is odd in my opinion. I am not an expert in this area, so I would love to learn what the experts have to say about this topic. Perhaps I am missing the important data that AOTA is reading. Chris Nahrwold MS,OTR -Original Message- From: Diane Randall spark...@rcn.com To: OTlist@OTnow.com Sent: Tue, Aug 18, 2009 10:41 pm Subject: Re: [OTlist] Backpack Unawareness I am not familiar with what the controversy is surrounding this issue. What research about this is lacking? What kind of money is being spent on the issue and why is it not relevant to OT? Diane COTA/L Peds -Original Message- From: otlist-boun...@otnow.com [mailto:otlist-boun...@otnow.com]on Behalf Of cmnahrw...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 21:13 To: OTlist@OTnow.com Subject: Re: [OTlist] Backpack Unawareness Yes, especially since there is little research to back it up. -Original Message- From: Ron Carson rdcar...@otnow.com To: OTlist OTlist@OTnow.com Sent: Tue, Aug 18, 2009 7:17 pm Subject: [OTlist] Backpack Unawareness Does anyone else think that AOTA's dribble on Backpack Awareness is a total waste of time and money? Well, maybe not for school/ped therapists, but certainly for the rest of the OT world. Ron ~~~ Ron Carson MHS, OT 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 -- 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
[OTlist] Backpack Unawareness
Does anyone else think that AOTA's dribble on Backpack Awareness is a total waste of time and money? Well, maybe not for school/ped therapists, but certainly for the rest of the OT world. Ron ~~~ Ron Carson MHS, OT www.OTnow.com -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com
Re: [OTlist] Backpack Unawareness
I agree that it doesn't apply to most of us, but don't begrudge it for the people it applies to. *I* would like to see more info for people in private practice (which also doesn't apply to most of us) because I just took the plunge and quit my job and opened my own clinic! Pat At 06:17 PM 8/18/2009, you wrote: Does anyone else think that AOTA's dribble on Backpack Awareness is a total waste of time and money? Well, maybe not for school/ped therapists, but certainly for the rest of the OT world. Ron ~~~ Ron Carson MHS, OT 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
Re: [OTlist] Backpack Unawareness
Do tell! - Original Message - From: Pat Ellison pat0...@earthlink.net Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 To: OTlist@OTnow.com OTlist@OTnow.com Subj: [OTlist] Backpack Unawareness PE I just took the plunge and quit my job and opened my own clinic! PE Pat -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com
Re: [OTlist] Backpack Unawareness
Yes, especially since there is little research to back it up. -Original Message- From: Ron Carson rdcar...@otnow.com To: OTlist OTlist@OTnow.com Sent: Tue, Aug 18, 2009 7:17 pm Subject: [OTlist] Backpack Unawareness Does anyone else think that AOTA's dribble on Backpack Awareness is a total waste of time and money? Well, maybe not for school/ped therapists, but certainly for the rest of the OT world. Ron ~~~ Ron Carson MHS, OT 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
Re: [OTlist] Backpack Unawareness
I am not familiar with what the controversy is surrounding this issue. What research about this is lacking? What kind of money is being spent on the issue and why is it not relevant to OT? Diane COTA/L Peds -Original Message- From: otlist-boun...@otnow.com [mailto:otlist-boun...@otnow.com]on Behalf Of cmnahrw...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 21:13 To: OTlist@OTnow.com Subject: Re: [OTlist] Backpack Unawareness Yes, especially since there is little research to back it up. -Original Message- From: Ron Carson rdcar...@otnow.com To: OTlist OTlist@OTnow.com Sent: Tue, Aug 18, 2009 7:17 pm Subject: [OTlist] Backpack Unawareness Does anyone else think that AOTA's dribble on Backpack Awareness is a total waste of time and money? Well, maybe not for school/ped therapists, but certainly for the rest of the OT world. Ron ~~~ Ron Carson MHS, OT 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 -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com
