Jessica, one of the reasons I post my "reports" on this site is because ALL messages are publicly archived. So, if some one ever does a Google search for let say, "shoulder arc", they will find OTnow's messages. I really don't know if anything that's said on this forum ever makes a difference in our profession, but I'm optimistic.
Also, I think that many of the OT's who routinely practice using shoulder arcs, pegs, cones, etc will say one of two things: 1. They ARE doing functional activities 2. They are preparing people for functional activities. I don't think many OT's will say that they are NOT working on functional activity, regardless of what they are actually doing! Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Jessica R. Gross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] Shoulder Arc JRG> Probably was OT's, but instead of having a dialogue on our site where JRG> people know better, lets bring these concerns to a wider group of OT's. JRG> Maybe you could do a survey of OT's in Florida and find out just how JRG> many are actually doing functional activities. JRG> -----Original Message----- JRG> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] JRG> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On JRG> Behalf Of Ron Carson JRG> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 2:52 PM JRG> To: [email protected] JRG> Subject: [OTlist] Shoulder Arc JRG> I evaluated a new patient today, actually the husband of a former JRG> patient. He was just d/c from rehab. During the eval, he talked a JRG> little about his rehab. He stated that some of what he did was a JRG> "waste of time". He then provided two examples of what he considered JRG> wasting his time: JRG> 1. The shoulder arc JRG> 2. Picking up cones JRG> Granted, the above could have been either with a PT or OT, but I JRG> suspect it was the rehab's OT doing the above 'exercises'. JRG> Ron JRG> -- JRG> Options? JRG> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com JRG> Archive? JRG> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] JRG> ************************************************************************ JRG> ************** JRG> Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for JRG> OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. JRG> www.otdegree.com/otn JRG> ************************************************************************ JRG> ************** -- 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 **************************************************************************************
