Ron, The lines are indeed very blurred... and it goes both ways. Yes, there are many, many PTs who are treating upper extremity injuries, but as an OT, I am treating spinal injuries... mostly lumbar and cervical. I also have had dozens of knee patients. I guess if we bristle at people who define OTs as "people who treat upper extremities", we really can't say anything when PTs treat upper extremities. By the same token, I just can't wait for someone to dare to tell me, an OT, that I can't be treating the spine and lower extremities!
The fact that I am doing therapy that has traditionally been considered to be in the PT realm makes it harder and harder for me to respond to that age old question I sometimes get from my patients.... "What is the difference between OT and PT?" Pat At 03:00 PM 8/20/2008, you wrote: >Just received a "flyer" offering two education workshops: > >1. Using kinesotaping and splinting to improve UE function in children >w/ neuromuscular conditions > >2. Functional anatomy of the upper limb and prehensile system > >#1 is offered by an OT > >#2 is offered by a PT > >It sure seems the the lines between PT and OT are becoming more and >more obscured. At least, in the realm of physical dysfunction. > >Ron > >-- >Ron Carson MHS, OT >www.OTnow.com > > >-- >Options? >www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > >Archive? >www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
