And watering down the PT profession. I love having someone who is an expert in the biomechanical realm. I'm finding the newer PT's don't do their profession very well as they are too busy trying to be OT's.
Elizabeth Thiers, OTR/L FECTS [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of susanne > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 8:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OTlist] PT and Functional Training > > Ron Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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. > > Shaking my head in bewilderment - sure that would depend > totally upon what was your injury/problem? As someone living > with a guy with a spinal cord injury I know there would have > to be at least 20 different tapes just to cover SCI somewhat! > > > 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? > > Depth? As in depth would be my problem if to address a > complicated bio-mechanical issue - like a wounded knee - > sports-injury etc.... > > > 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. > > AND - leaving the patient hanging with not enough, and too > general information! In my best imagination - both PT and OT > know when we're really both acquired. The question is how we > react to the scarcity issue - thinking that the patient is > not likely to receive sufficient servicies, and wanting to > help as best we can... > > susanne, denmark > > > > > -- > 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 > ************************************************************** > ************************ -- 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 **************************************************************************************
