We are not gait training the client. we are not telling them the right way they should walk. We reinforce what the PT does when it comes to walking the client. We may help improve transfer skills as well. This is all under IADL which we do. I worked in a place were they did not allow OT's to take a client to the bathroom, we had to call their PT's to do this. Yet the PT did an ambulation program allowing the CNA to take the patient to the bathroom or anywhere they needed to. I could not understand why they allowed a technician to do this but not a rehab professional. I believe that functional mobility is within our scope of practice. Juan
On 1/20/09, Ron Carson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is their a distinct line between FM and GT? > > Can OT do FM that involves GT? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Audra Ray <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subj: [OTlist] Fn. Mobility ~vs~ Gait Training > > AR> Functional mobility is movement from one place to another for > AR> ADLs/IADLs, as I understand it. Gait training is watching a > AR> patient walk and critiqueing problems with their gait. > > AR> Audra Ray > > > > > -- > 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]
