I'm sorry MND stands for Motor Neurone Disease.
Thanks for your advice David, I saw my patient today who currently does not
suffer airway symptoms.
We discussed fatigue and anxiety management and she is to practice simple
relaxation techniques of deep breathing and imagining the sun/warmth on
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For me, this isn't really a debate about PT ~vs~ OT, it's about
functional mobility ~vs~ gait training. There is an difference between
these two approaches, but I'm not sure that difference is clearly
definable.
Regarding this list not being an educational tool, well it's up to the
peo
So Chris, if you had a patient that could only stand, but not ambulate
are you comfortable in facilitating the patient to take steps? Why or
why not?
And if the GOAL is for the patient to ambulate to the toilet with the
lease restrictive aid, can OT advance patient's mobility aides? Again,
why o
Yes I am comfortable with faciliating the patient to take steps.??Why???Because
I have been trained to do it the correct way.
And yes I feel comfortable with advancing the patient's mobility aide when they
are improving with ambulating to the toilet.?Why? Because I am an occupational
therapist
I don't think it does. I posted these questions not because of
PT~vs~OT, but because of occupation. OT's Framework says that OT is
about occupation and I find that so many OT's are either unwilling or
unable to train patients in mobility related daily living occupations.
It's like we
Evaluated a man last week who is s/p hospitalization for multi-organ
failure. Basically, the man died but recovered. During the eval, the
patient's primary c/o was bi-lateral hand swelling, decreased
sensation, decreased gross and find motor strength/coordination. He
reported that
I would also teach retrograde massage techniques and educate regarding
parrafin bath and maybe a few other ideas to facilitate decreased
edema and gentle movement. Edema can definitely impair your fine motor
coordination, and it will not always go away just by using your hands.
There are ti
I don't think it does. I posted these questions not because of
PT~vs~OT, but because of occupation. OT's Framework says that OT is
about occupation and I find that so many OT's are either unwilling or
unable to train patients in mobility related daily living occupations.
It's like we
