Hello from a long time lurker, first time poster. I am one of those OT's being
criticized for having patients play cards, stand and fold/hang up laundry, etc
for standing tolerance. I don't do these activities because I am lazy, but am
actually trying the best I can to be functional in less-tha
Okay, how? What ideas do you have for OT's working in SNF's to make the
treatment more functional? I originally wrote asking for ideas to make my
treatment more functional, so how about we try to stick to that instead of the
easier but much less helpful criticisms, however right or wrong they
Hi Joan and thanks for your insight! May I ask what you would want an OT to
work on with you though before
you had sufficient range to fasten your bra behind your back, if increasing the
range of motion or adapting the task (i.e fastening int he front) were not
options you would want?
IMO, wh
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Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:52:49 + (UTC)
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Hi Barb,
I'm glad it helped. No, you are def
Curtis, in this day and age, you would be crazy to do a shower with a child. I
like the bathing suit idea, but
please make sure there is always another adult present, preferably a parent,
for dressing as well. I used to work in a public school. Once, I was working
with a preschool girl who had
Ron, IMO there were many things an OT could have done to assist that patient
even without directly treating his arm. Pain disrupts occupational function in
all areas. We can work with chronic pain patients to learn relaxation
techniques. We can educate them and their caregivers on how to prevent
Ron, I worked in a public school district for 5 years. There were only 2 kids
(out of about 70 on OT caseload) who had diagnoses such as CP that caused them
difficulty with transfers or ADL's. The majority of kids I saw had more "soft"
neurological symptoms due to sensory issues, fetal alcohol s
Ron, in my district, PT worked a lot with kids in gym and on skills needed for
gym. A LOT of these kids are ":clumsy" kids and can't dribble a basketball, hit
a ball or even jump with both feet. They also worked on strenghtening in a more
straightforward way such as exercises (while I used
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