The patient verbalizes that she wants to walk. She does NOT want to do things from a w/c IF she can do them from her walker.
Can OT do this? ----- Original Message ----- From: Audra Ray <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] How About This? AR> I would ask the patient what is important to her first of all. AR> Does she have a caregiver or help? Does she want to be able to do AR> all of her ADLs? What are her goals? AR> If left up to me without any further information, I would AR> probably focus on adaptive techniques for ADLs, independence with AR> transfers, mobility in the home, social participation. AR> Audra Ray, OTR/L AR> --- On Fri, 1/16/09, Ron Carson <[email protected]> wrote: AR> From: Ron Carson <[email protected]> AR> Subject: [OTlist] How About This? AR> To: [email protected] AR> Date: Friday, January 16, 2009, 3:42 AM AR> Scenario: AR> Home health patient with incomplete paraplegia from a spinal AR> surgery. Exact nature of damage is unknown as is the patient's AR> recovery potential. The patient wishes to carry out her daily AR> routine using a walker, as she did prior to her surgery. AR> The patient has strong UE, weakened trunk and limited use of AR> her bi-lateral LE's. Prior to her surgery, she ambulated with AR> a walker and was totally independent. AR> As her OT, what might be your treatment with this patient? AR> Thanks, AR> Ron AR> -- AR> Ron Carson MHS, OT AR> www.OTnow.com AR> -- AR> Options? AR> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com AR> Archive? AR> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] AR> AR> -- AR> Options? AR> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com AR> Archive? AR> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
