Yes, the patient can move her legs. There are no clear-cut answers on the rehab potential. The patient can already slide-board transfer.
What if the patient doesn't want to learn from the w/c level? ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] How About This? cac> What do you mean by "limited bi-lateral LE's"?.? Can she move cac> them at all?? If she has no control in her LEs at all I would do the following: cac> 1) Find out what the patient's?damage is and the cac> possible?recovery potential by calling the surgeon's office. cac> 2)Teach and train?her to compensate through the use of slide cac> board and sit pivot transfers until swelling in her back goes cac> down and hopefully function in her LEs returns. cac> 3) Teach and train occupations from the wheelchair level until? cac> hopefully more?function in her LEs return.. cac> 4) DME and AE recommendations cac> Chris Nahrwold MS, OTR cac> -- cac> Options? cac> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com cac> Archive? cac> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] cac> -- cac> Options? cac> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com cac> Archive? cac> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
