Dear Maria, UE means upper extremety (arm and hand) and LE means lower extremety (leg and foot). Hope this helps.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Anundi, Maria" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 2:24 AM Subject: SV: I Get So Frustrated > Hi! > My name is Maria and I�m an occupational therapist in Sweden. I hop you all don�t mind me joining this list, I think this is very interesting. This question is not regarding this issue below, but would someone just please explain to me what UE and LE means? Thanks a lot! Maria > > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > > Fr�n: Ron Carson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Skickat: den 5 mars 2002 02:54 > > Till: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > �mne: I Get So Frustrated > > > > Hello: > > > > I just returned from a support group and one of the members was talking > > about her daughter's recent car accident. The daughter just returned home > > and is receiving home PT and OT. The daughter is NWB in her UE and LE > > secondary to orthopedic issues. The group member said that the OT was not > > going to see the daughter because she only had a limited amount of visits > > and there is much that OT can do until the daughter is able to move her arm > > more. > > > > As if this isn't bad enough, the group member continues on with how the > > family has had to figure out how the daughter is going to bath and have > > devised an ingenious way to get into the shower. (The husband lifts her). > > The daughter is nearly bed bound because the home is inaccessible and there > > is little the daughter can do. > > > > I got to tell you, these kind of stories kill me. How did OT EVER become so > > concerned about someone's arm rather than their occupations!!! > > > > I know there are many variables which are unaccounted for in this story but > > this is certainly not the only time I've heard the UE story. > > > > Ron > > > > ~~~~~ > > www.OTnow.com > > > > *********��*********** > > > > Unsubscribe? Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > In the message's *body*, put the following text: unsubscribe OTlist > > > > ** List messages are archived at: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > > *********��*********** > > > > *********��*********** > > Unsubscribe? Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message's *body*, put the following text: unsubscribe OTlist > > ** List messages are archived at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > *********��*********** > *********��*********** Unsubscribe? Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message's *body*, put the following text: unsubscribe OTlist ** List messages are archived at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] *********��***********
