Hello Carmen: I don't think there is any ONE source of OT dysfunction. It seems to me that several factors have come together over many decades of practice. OT did not just wake up one day with this identity crisis; It's been a long time coming.
What confuses me most, is why there is not a concerted and hard-driving efforts by our national and state leaders to address this problem. Something MUST be done at the national and state level to recognize and address this situation. Of all the things negatively affecting our profession, I think that the amount of inconsistency between doctrine and practice is our SINGLE LARGEST OBSTACLE. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Carmen Aguirre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] What the heck?? > Hi Ron, > I find myself on the same boat very often. A new MOT started working > with me and she explains it just like that to the patients...WHY? I > have no idea where the logic of that explanation comes from yet is > very common to hear it. As I write this I am wondering If I could > treat LE muscle dysfunction, gait training and deviatioins as well as > I treat shoulders and the answer is no. (99% of my ortho cont. Ed and > hands-on experience (14 years) have been with UE, shoulder rehab,and > hands in addition to the traditional self care/home community and > cognitive awareness re-training...Could that be the source of the "OT > Treat Upper Body and PT Lower body" ? -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
