I like your definitions. In the two cases you mention, the patients are already ambulatory. What if they weren't and still wanted to achieve the same outcomes?
----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] Fn. Mobility ~vs~ Gait Training cac> To me functional mobility is the process of getting to point A to cac> point B regardless of compensation techniqes in the context of an cac> activity or a desired functional outcome.? Just the other day I cac> had a patient who wanted to cook and set the table for her cac> family, to achieve this desired outcome a walker tray had to cac> implemented with further practice of safe strategies.? Just the cac> other day I had a hip replacement patient who wanted to be able cac> to get to the bathroom safely without breaking her hip cac> precautions, so? raised toilet was implemented with further cac> practice of safe strategies. cac> Gait training is when a therapist observes a patient's gait and cac> objectively determines what movement functions?cause the patient cac> to walk "abnormally".? They then use therapeutic techniques to cac> faciliate a normal gait pattern.? I see this being used by PT in cac> neurological rehabilitation.? cac> Chris -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
