Hello All: The following is an excerpt from a PT managers list and is written by a PT:
> We used to have a tape called "The Daily Living Back School" that was > a pretty good educational source for the patient. It described some > basic anatomy, and then went about describing how to perform various > ADL's such as sweeping, vacuuming, making a bed, brushing teeth, > entering a car, etc. To me, this is yet another example of why limiting PT practice acts to "functional training related to movement and mobility", affords OT very little protection from encroachment. How is the above any different than what an OT might do? In my opinion, PT should be limited to addressing underlying bio-mechanical issues and the "functional training" should be left to OT. It seems to me, that anything else is giving away our traditional domains. ======================================================================= Knowing that there are several PT's on this list, for the record I want to state that I am not anti-pt, even though I may often come off that way. I just want the profession of OT to survive (flourish?)and unfortunately it seems to me that the profession of PT is trying to expand into our traditional domains. Thanks, Ron -- 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 **************************************************************************************
