Since you brought it up....I'll mention something I read today. Today, I ran across an AHA Stoke Assoc. magazine. One of the articles was written by an individual who had a stroke. She was discouraged by her occupational therapy because while in rehab, she continuously asked her therapist to work on her arm and hand. She was told by her therapist that functional return of her affected side was not likely. This patients interpretation was that since there may not be any change then the OT was not willing to work on what the patient desired the most.
Once this patient ran out of therapy, she found that the YMCA had individuals (trainers I guess) that would work with her on her hand/arm for $8 to $9 per hour. In the end she is most grateful to these individuals who were willing to address her desires. She did state that her changes haven't been all that she hoped. This is a good example of how our patients perceive their results are just as important as the actual results. Personally, I get discouraged too. My hope is that this is a rare patient experience but truthfully, I've seen this more often than I'd like. Just my two cents, Angie From: Ron Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [OTlist] Encouragement Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 09:01:15 -0400 >Hello All: > >I want to take a minute and encourage EACH of use to increase their >"participation" on OTnow's list serve. I seems that our little community >tends to go dormant for extended periods before 'erupting' with fervor. >If each of us involve ourselves, our interaction will be more consistent >and I believe more diverse. > >So, as a gently plea, please consider increasing participation on OTnow. > >Thanks, > >Ron > > >-- >Unsubscribe? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Change options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > >Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >Help? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Save time by starting a search from any Web page with the MSN Search Toolbar-FREE! -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
