Ron, Certainly, I think there is overlap. As an OT, we trained and were educated in school regarding the proper gait pattern and problems with it. If I notice something wrong while the patient is walking, I'm going to comment on it and try to help the patient correct it. But my focus is not on correcting the pattern of gait, it is on mobilizing safely from one point to another utilizing everything I have been educated on. Audra Ray
--- On Tue, 1/20/09, Ron Carson <[email protected]> wrote: From: Ron Carson <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [OTlist] Fn. Mobility ~vs~ Gait Training To: "Audra Ray" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 5:38 PM 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]
