Beautifully said Ron....and I agree with you....see, I am NOT one of those PTs....hmmmm,
> David A. Lehman, Ph.D., P.T. ~ ~_/) ~ > Assistant Professor > University of St. Augustine > 1 University Blvd. > St. Augustine, FL 32086-5783 > (904) 826-0084 ext. 227 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- From: Ron Carson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 8:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re[2]: A message from Advance for PT Hey Jody: No flame!!! Do you treat lower extremity issues? I asked this because in my class discussion that I previously mentioned, I used the scenario that a client can't do toilet transfers because of lower extremity weakness. In this situation, what's the difference between OT and PT roles. In this case, wouldn't OT want to work on lower extremity weakness and have the client doing quad strengthening exercises or whatever muscles were weak. Students seem almost shaken by the fact that OT would have clients doing lower extremity strengthening. I agree 100% about the turf issue being a natural part of professional life. In fact, I constantly preach to students that OT and PT having issues is no different than PT and Chiropractic having issues. Unfortunately, to some extent, it's a dog eat dog world and only the strong thrive. I am coming to learn more and more than when then 'rubber hits the road' the profession of PT (not necessarily individual therapists) is not an ally. As a profession, PT will stand by our profession only when it doesn't threaten their profession. Again, it's a competitive market and healthcare is part of that market. If one accepts this belief, then an important question to ask is what can be done about the situation? In other words, what can be done to ensure that occupational therapy rises to the top rather than sinks to the bottom. I think that even staying the same (i.e. status quo) in the market place is not good. As a professional organization we need to figure out how to move ourselves forward and to establish and maintain dominance in some area of healthcare. It will come as no surprise to anyone on this list that I firmly believe that occupation is our ticket to both the present and the future. Many other professions including PT are buying into the concept that occupation (or what they call function (which is not the same as occupation)) is the way to go. It never ceases to amaze me that as a profession we are poised on the brink of a profitable and unique niche in healthcare but seem so reluctant to embrace it. Well, that's more information than most people want so let me end. Ron ~~~~~ On 7/11/2002, SadieMoon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: Sac> Ron - pretty interesting seeing that point of view. I know you find a lot to Sac> agree with in the first PT's post, but I think turf battles are a natural Sac> part of life, and if it wasn't this turf battle, there would be others in Sac> their facility. Now, go ahead and flame me, but I do treat UEs as well as Sac> enabling occupation. -- Jody *********��*********** 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] *********��***********
