I've lurked on this one long enough. Perhaps a PT perspective is in order. In any rehab facility in which I worked (stress on REHAB, also to include SNFs) PT and OT worked very well together at dealing with perception issues such as neglect and the like. The PTs were also very aware of the "life is not all straight long hallways" idea. When we went on home visits prior to discharge both PT and OT went. If at all remotely possible we took the patient as well to make sure they would be able to function in their own environment. If we had any questions we arranged for home health PT or OT post discharge. We had weekly conferences discussing a patient's progress and all aspects of their problems were brought up including memory problems, perception issues, and the like.
There was probably a little less working together in the orthopedic facilities where I've worked, but then those patients did not have the cognitive deficits that the rehab patients had. Gait training with an amputee is pretty straightforward. However, even in these facilities we made the effort to take the patient outdoors and make sure they could function well enough to cross a busy street, etc. None of the PTs I've worked with were oblivious to the perceptual deficits that arise post stroke, the memory problems of Alzheimers, etc. I think I've worked in a pretty good representation of facilities (thanks to my Army husband and our frequent moves) to have a pretty good feel for this, from a university hospital, to ortho clinics, to peds clinics, to SNFs and inpatient rehab facilities. The general cooperation between the PT and OT departments has been much better than some of the comments to this list would imply. We never really got into arguments at all about who did what - we coordinated and complimented each other and valued each other's input. Connie Severin, PT ----- Original Message ----- From: "binod baranwal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, visit: http://otnow.com/mailman/listinfo/otlist_otnow.com The OTnow Mail Archive: www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ===============================================
