Lives alone in large very accessible apartment. Has a home health aide
all day during the week who prepare meals plus meals on wheels. She is
Ind with devices for dressing and requires supervision for bathing. Has
significant arthritis, so we are working on some jt protection
techniques as well. She was swimming but has decided to give that up
with the cold weather and increasing difficulty getting around outdoors.


-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Ron Carson
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 4:14 PM
To: Jessica R. Gross
Subject: Re: [OTlist] Therapeutic exercise and osteoporosis

What's her living situation? Home, AlF, etc.

Will you describe a typical day for her?

Ron

----- Original Message -----
From: Jessica R. Gross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
To:   [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subj: [OTlist] Therapeutic exercise and osteoporosis

JRG> I just evaluated a 98 year-old woman who has a history of 
JRG> osteoporosis with T1-8 pathological fractures (pain resolved from 
JRG> lidoderm patches) and CHF, A-fib. She has great AROM BUE but 
JRG> weakness in shoulders and elbows and would like to have some 
JRG> exercises for strengthening. Are there any exercises that would be
contraindicated?


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