Carson,
Did I miss the discussion about OT's being UE experts? I didn't see any
responses to the question you posed a few days ago. I always feel like
debating this topic. If you remember, I wrote a response a few weeks prior
proposing one reason why OT's focus on the UE's so much is b/c schools
perpetuate the stereotype by focusing edu on the treatment of UE impairments.
Another reason I was recently told by a therapist in N.O. was b/c the
profession of OT was first started treating war veterans w/ the modality of
basket weaving, using the UE's only.
What part of self-care, productivity(work), and leisure equate to Upper
Extremity Expert. Most people who partake in meaningful occupation use their
LE's too! right? So why do Occupational therapist have the desire to fight
physical therapy to death over the rights to treat the UE's.
Ryan
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