If a person requires physical assistance to learn bear weight and walk
that's a simple definition of gait training. They may be able to walk, with
or without an assistive device, but they still require training to "walk"
(gait) using correct movement patterns and muscle movements. I know an OT
that had a stroke in her 30's - seemed to recover well without and gait
problems. In her late 60's she had trouble walking. She'd developed
"wonderful" substitution patterns that threw off her balance and decrease
the efficiency of her gait. Gait training did spectacular things.
If a person can't stand up and, using their assistive device if they need
one, walk from the toilet to sink to wash their hands or walk back to the
kitchen to complete washing the dishes, get up and get to the phone to
answer it, or get to the door to answer the doorbell, get clothing from
their closet - in short - complete ADL's while walking - then they are not
a functional walker or functionally mobile walking. Doesn't mean with gait
training they might not, in the future, be functional. Does mean that they
qualify for a wheel chair so they can gain functional mobility.
So, yes, there is a big difference between functional mobility and gait
training. laura W.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Carson" <[email protected]>
To: "Audra Ray" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: [OTlist] Fn. Mobility ~vs~ Gait Training
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
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