When I read the descriptions, I see it as an issue of Top- to- bottom Vs bottom- to top approach. The first one looks at the activity or task as the focus of the intervention. Your approach looks at the impairments that impact the performance of the activity or task. We address the occupationally- relevant activity anyways... Don't we? ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Carson<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 5:48 AM Subject: [OTlist] Comparative Descriptors of OT and PT
While investigating information for a low-vision patient, I came across something called the "Self Reported Screening For Occupational and Physical Therapy Referrals" [SPOTR]. I download the form from: www.mdanderson.org/pdf/rehab_selfassess.pdf<http://www.mdanderson.org/pdf/rehab_selfassess.pdf> At the top of the form are the following descriptions of OT and PT: A occupational therapist is a professional who can address issues of activities of daily living such as dressing, bathing, eating, hand function, home management and safety. A physical therapist is a professional who can address issues such as weakness, loss of balance or coordination, difficulty walking and moving, sensory changes and pain. These types of comparative descriptions leave me scratching my head because they just don't make sense. For example, isn't "issues of activities of of daily living" frequently caused by "weakness, loss of balance or coordination"? Or isn't "home management and safety" frequently affected by "difficulty walking and moving"? Why would an OT address dressing bathing eating, etc without addressing weakness, loss of balance, walking, etc? And, how does a consumer interpret these types of descriptors? How many patients see loss of daily living skills as the problem versus weakness, loss of balance, difficulty moving as their problems? Ron -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com<http://www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com> Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
