Hello Ron: I felt this was an appropriate article with good advice especially this time of year considering how many children and adults play video/computer games (for hours at a time).
I just felt that a parent who may have read this front page article in a major newspaper, an had a child suffering with chronic symptoms would consult or contact a specialist in pediatric Physical Therapy instead of an pediatric Occupational Therapist. What if one needed a finger, hand, wrist or forearm splint? Is a PT going to order or make one? I just felt that most of this article was within our OT domain, not PT. Thanks to Mr. Willmarth for the Google search engine to OT. Fondly, B. Sullivan From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: OTlist Digest, Vol 24, Issue 2 Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:00:08 -0800 >Send OTlist mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://otnow.com/mailman/listinfo/otlist_otnow.com >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of OTlist digest..." > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Annual Message Count (Ron Carson) > 2. CAPS (Ron Carson) > 3. I felt the AOTA should have been offering this advice...NOT > the APTA !! (Charles Sullivan) > 4. Re: I felt the AOTA should have been offering this > advice...NOT the APTA !! (Ron Carson) > 5. Re: I felt the AOTA should have been offering this > advice...NOT the APTA !! (Charles Willmarth) > 6. Re: I felt the AOTA should have been offering this > advice...NOT the APTA !! (Ron Carson) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 10:00:13 -0500 >From: Ron Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [OTlist] Annual Message Count >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >Hello All: > >Just as a point of interest, here's an update of how many messages are >posted to the OTlist by year: > >================ > >2002 => 578 > >2003 => 1,147 > >2004 => 272 > >2005 => 613 > >2006 => 416 > >2007 => 3 > >================ > >The very low number of messages in 2004 are because the OTlist was >shut down for most of the year. > >2006 was a slow year for messages. Hopefully, 2007 will be more >active. > >Happy New Year. > >Ron > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 09:32:21 -0500 >From: Ron Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [OTlist] CAPS >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >Hello All: > >Are there any Certified Aging in Place Specialists (CAPS) on the >list/group? This is a certification issued by the National Assoc. of >Home Builders. > >Thanks, > >Ron > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 10:06:45 -0500 >From: "Charles Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [OTlist] I felt the AOTA should have been offering this > advice...NOT the APTA !! >To: OTlist <[email protected]> >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 > >Hi and Happy New Year: > >I graduated from an OTA program in FL in 2001 and worked in FL for several >years. That is how I got on your otlist.?I?had to move?north and now reside >outside Detroit, Michigan. I have been working as a COTA/L in a SNF and enjoy >my work here since. > >I wanted to share this front page article in the "LIFE" section that I read in >the Detroit Free Press this past Friday. > >I felt the AOTA should have been offering this advice...NOT the APTA !! > >Sincerely and a concerned COTA, > >B Sullivan > >____________________________________________________________________________ > >Detroit Free Press >Friday, December 29, 2006 >Features Dept/ LIFE ?C? section >WHAT?S GOING ON > >Play video games safely > >? For those children who got new video games and systems this Christmas, >parents need to make sure their youngsters don?t suffer hand and thumb >injuries caused by overuse of those games, the American Physical Therapy >Association (APTA) says. >? Constant stress on tendons, nerves and ligaments in children?s hands and >arms can cause long-term problems such as tendonitis, bursitis and carpal >tunnel syndrome, says Cindy Miles, owner of a pediatrics physical therapy >practice in Whitehall, PA. >? Symptoms of repetitive stress injuries caused by overuse of video games >include fatigue, loss of strength, burning and tingling. > >The APTA offers the following advice: > >Keep wrists straight. Don?t let them bend downward when holding a game >controller. > >Practice good posture while playing. Sit in a chair that provides solid back >support and keep your feet comfortably on the floor. > >Stretch and move. Get up and stretch about every 20 minutes to give your head, >neck and >shoulder muscles a break. > >Watch for warning signs such as headaches, muscle pain or cramping. If you >notice these signs, take a break. >-HealthDay > > > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 4 >Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 13:00:29 -0500 >From: Ron Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [OTlist] I felt the AOTA should have been offering this > advice...NOT the APTA !! >To: Charles Sullivan <[email protected]> >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 > >Hello B. Sullivan: > >I appreciate your message. But I am curious as to why you think the >advice should come from AOTA instead of APTA? > >Thanks, > >Ron > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Charles Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 >To: OTlist <[email protected]> >Subj: [OTlist] I felt the AOTA should have been offering this advice...NOT the >APTA !! > >CS> Hi and Happy New Year: > >CS> I graduated from an OTA program in FL in 2001 and worked in >CS> FL for several years. That is how I got on your otlist.?I?had to >CS> move?north and now reside outside Detroit, Michigan. I have been >CS> working as a COTA/L in a SNF and enjoy my work here since. > >CS> I wanted to share this front page article in the "LIFE" >CS> section that I read in the Detroit Free Press this past Friday. > >CS> I felt the AOTA should have been offering this advice...NOT the APTA !! > >CS> Sincerely and a concerned COTA, > >CS> B Sullivan > >CS> >____________________________________________________________________________ > >CS> Detroit Free Press >CS> Friday, December 29, 2006 >CS> Features Dept/ LIFE ?C? section >CS> WHAT?S GOING ON > >CS> Play video games safely > >CS> ? For those children who got new video games and systems this >CS> Christmas, parents need to make sure their youngsters don?t suffer >CS> hand and thumb injuries caused by overuse of those games, the >CS> American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) says. >CS> ? Constant stress on tendons, nerves and ligaments in >CS> children?s hands and arms can cause long-term problems such as >CS> tendonitis, bursitis and carpal tunnel syndrome, says Cindy Miles, >CS> owner of a pediatrics physical therapy practice in Whitehall, PA. >CS> ? Symptoms of repetitive stress injuries caused by overuse of >CS> video games include fatigue, loss of strength, burning and >CS> tingling. > >CS> The APTA offers the following advice: > >CS> Keep wrists straight. Don?t let them bend downward when holding a game >controller. > >CS> Practice good posture while playing. Sit in a chair that >CS> provides solid back support and keep your feet comfortably on the >CS> floor. > >CS> Stretch and move. Get up and stretch about every 20 minutes to give your >head, neck and >CS> shoulder muscles a break. > >CS> Watch for warning signs such as headaches, muscle pain or >CS> cramping. If you notice these signs, take a break. >CS> -HealthDay > > > > > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 5 >Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:20:15 -0500 >From: "Charles Willmarth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [OTlist] I felt the AOTA should have been offering this > advice...NOT the APTA !! >To: <[email protected]> >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >Members of the list: > >Occupational therapy is actually mentioned in newspapers more than you might >think. > >This can be illustrated through a quick search through Google news for the >phrase "occupational therapy" > >http://news.google.com/news?svnum=10 hl=en ned=us ie=UTF-8 as_drrb=q as_qdr= >as_mind=3 as_minm=1 as_maxd=2 as_maxm=1 q=%22occupational+therapy%22 scoring=d > >APTA has a PR department, as does AOTA. Both association work to get media >placements to promote the profession. Here is a recent placement from the AOTA >website: http://www.aota.org/nonmembers/area1/index.asp > >Home Mods Featured in Wall Street Journal >(Dec. 11)*The Wall Street Journal has published an article focusing on home >modifications and aging in place. The AOTA Public Affairs office facilitated >interviews with AOTA President Dr. Carolyn Baum for the story and provided >extensive background materials. > >The interview ran in the Monday, December 11, 2006 edition in a section called >"Encore," on page R8. The article is available at any public library or at >WSJ.com, for newspaper subscribers. >http://online.wsj.com/article_print/SB116544561090742742.html (link works for >me and I'm not a subscriber) > > >Chuck Willmarth >Director, State Affairs >AOTA > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/2/2007 1:00 PM >>> >Hello B. Sullivan: > >I appreciate your message. But I am curious as to why you think the >advice should come from AOTA instead of APTA? > >Thanks, > >Ron > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Charles Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 >To: OTlist <[email protected]> >Subj: [OTlist] I felt the AOTA should have been offering this advice...NOT the >APTA !! > >CS> Hi and Happy New Year: > >CS> I graduated from an OTA program in FL in 2001 and worked in >CS> FL for several years. That is how I got on your otlist. I had to >CS> move north and now reside outside Detroit, Michigan. I have been >CS> working as a COTA/L in a SNF and enjoy my work here since. > >CS> I wanted to share this front page article in the "LIFE" >CS> section that I read in the Detroit Free Press this past Friday. > >CS> I felt the AOTA should have been offering this advice...NOT the APTA !! > >CS> Sincerely and a concerned COTA, > >CS> B Sullivan > >CS> >____________________________________________________________________________ > >CS> Detroit Free Press >CS> Friday, December 29, 2006 >CS> Features Dept/ LIFE "C" section >CS> WHAT"S GOING ON > >CS> Play video games safely > >CS> For those children who got new video games and systems this >CS> Christmas, parents need to make sure their youngsters don't suffer >CS> hand and thumb injuries caused by overuse of those games, the >CS> American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) says. >CS> Constant stress on tendons, nerves and ligaments in >CS> children's hands and arms can cause long-term problems such as >CS> tendonitis, bursitis and carpal tunnel syndrome, says Cindy Miles, >CS> owner of a pediatrics physical therapy practice in Whitehall, PA. >CS> Symptoms of repetitive stress injuries caused by overuse of >CS> video games include fatigue, loss of strength, burning and >CS> tingling. > >CS> The APTA offers the following advice: > >CS> Keep wrists straight. Don't let them bend downward when holding a game >controller. > >CS> Practice good posture while playing. Sit in a chair that >CS> provides solid back support and keep your feet comfortably on the >CS> floor. > >CS> Stretch and move. Get up and stretch about every 20 minutes to give your >head, neck and >CS> shoulder muscles a break. > >CS> Watch for warning signs such as headaches, muscle pain or >CS> cramping. If you notice these signs, take a break. >CS> -HealthDay > > > > > > >-- >Options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > >Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >************************************************************************************** >Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs >Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. >www.otdegree.com/otn >************************************************************************************** > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 6 >Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 13:53:21 -0500 >From: Ron Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [OTlist] I felt the AOTA should have been offering this > advice...NOT the APTA !! >To: Charles Willmarth <[email protected]> >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >Thanks Chuck! > >I consider myself sort of tech savvy but I've never even tried >http://news.google.com > >ron > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Charles Willmarth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Subj: [OTlist] I felt the AOTA should have been offering this advice...NOT the >APTA !! > >CW> Members of the list: > >CW> Occupational therapy is actually mentioned in newspapers more than you >might think. > >CW> This can be illustrated through a quick search through Google >CW> news for the phrase "occupational therapy" > >CW> http://news.google.com/news?svnum=10 hl=en ned=us ie=UTF-8 as_drrb=q >as_qdr= as_mind=3 as_minm=1 as_maxd=2 as_maxm=1 q=%22occupational+therapy%22 >scoring=d > > > > > >------------------------------ > >-- >Unsubscribe? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Change options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > >Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >Help? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >End of OTlist Digest, Vol 24, Issue 2 >************************************* -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ************************************************************************************** Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs Online. 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