Hi Jim,
Yes, I agree, as OT's we have plenty to offer patients with neck and
back pain: ADL retraining, body-mechanics training, pacing/energy
conservation, pain management techniques, ergonomics. I wanted to
understand if the OT's who initiated this discussion are wanting to
manually treat the neck and spine, because the wording used was "treat
neck and spine". I read on another forum where an OT was providing
treatment to a patient with severe kyphosis. When the patient got up
from the mat she felt like her neck was locked, and she also felt like
she couldn't swallow very well after that "treatment". My question is,
what is an OT doing manually treating the spine?
I didn't know if this was a "trend" out there, or not.
Thanks
Liz
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Liz,
This is in reference to the question you had about what an OT would do
with a neck/back pain patient. I am likewise curious why the body part
would matter relative to the need for OT services? It should only
matter that a deficit in ones ability to complete a desired occupation
exists. It would seem plausible that a patient with back pain would
have difficulty, if not inability, to complete at least some of their
occupations. Therefore, occupational therapy is indicated.
Jimmie
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