If an OT facilitates a non-ambulatory patient to transfer to/from her
toilet using a walker is this PT?
If an OT facilitates a patient to walk from their w/c to the toildet,
is this PT?
Thanks,
Ron
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Subject: [OTlist] Fn. Mobility ~vs~ Gait Training
If an OT facilitates a non-ambulatory patient to transfer to/from her
toilet using a walker is this PT?
If an OT facilitates a patient to walk from their w/c to the toildet,
is this PT?
Th
Chris, will you expand on the following comment: "What does matter is
what method the patient wants to work towards ..."?
Thanks,
Ron
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If this is an activity that is important to the patient and they want to engage
in, then it is OT. Transfers and functional mobility is within the domain of OT
practice.
Audra Ray
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What is the difference between "functional mobility" and "gait
training"? Is their a definitive "line" between the two?
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nd if the rehab prognosis
is positive and realistic, I certainly would practice walking to the toilet
from their recliner, bed, etc, etc.
Chris
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ation.?
Chris
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What is the difference between "functional mobility" and "gait
training"? Is their a definitive "line&q
But, what if they can't currently walk? Would you teach them to walk?
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cac> I certainly would practice walking to the toi
t] Fn. Mobility ~vs~ Gait Training
cac> To me functional mobility is the process of getting to point A to
cac> point B regardless of compensation techniqes in the context of an
cac> activity or a desired functional outcome.? Just the other day I
cac> had a patient who wanted to
Myself, I feel as though this is when PT and OT become a team and tackle
these things together. I work on functional transfers starting with stand
pivot and try to build on those skills daily. If it is important to the
patient, and that's their central focus, then I feel it is my job to assist
ris Nahrwold MS, OTR
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I like your definitions.
In the two cases you mention, the patients are already ambulatory.
What if they weren
7, 2009
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BW> Myself, I feel as though this is when PT and OT become a team and tackle
BW> these things together. I work on functional transfers starting with stand
BW> pivot and try to build on those skills daily. If it is
get to the kitchen and cook, do the
cac> laundry, go out to eat with my friends, etc etc.? The
cac> occupational goals nearly write themselves.
cac> Chris Nahrwold MS, OTR
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cac> Sent: Sat, 1
ior letter.? Why does it all come back to PT versus OT?
Chris
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So Chris, if you had a patient that could only stand, but not ambulat
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cac> Why does it all come back to PT versus OT?
cac> Chris
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cac> Why does it all come back to PT versus OT?
cac> Chris
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ry 16, 2009
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AR> If this is an activity that is important to the patient and they
AR> want to engage in, then it is OT. Transfers and functional
AR> mobility is within the domain of OT practice.
AR> Audra Ray
AR>
Is their a distinct line between FM and GT?
Can OT do FM that involves GT?
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AR> Functional mobility is movement from one place
0, 2009
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> AR> Functional mobility is movement from one place to another for
> AR> ADLs/IADLs, as I understand it. Gait training is watching a
> AR> patient walk and critiqueing
so they can gain functional mobility.
So, yes, there is a big difference between functional mobility and gait
training. laura W.
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s not on correcting the
pattern of gait, it is on mobilizing safely from one point to another utilizing
everything I have been educated on.
Audra Ray
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