Hey David, I think if you are the dominant profession, and PT is definitely dominant, then it probably a lot easier to not worry about turf wars. OT has such a small market share that we SHOULD be worried about our turf, less be gobbled up.
Ron -- Ron Carson MHS, OT www.OTnow.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Lehman, David <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] The Wack World of Home Health LD> It is perfectly OK for both PT(A) and OT to do both. Let us LD> remember we are all trying to do what is best for the patient and LD> those of us more concerned with improvement in function instead of LD> turf wars are what we need in rehab. Function>Strategy>Impairment LD> David A. Lehman, PhD, PT LD> Associate Professor LD> Tennessee State University LD> Department of Physical Therapy LD> 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd. LD> Nashville, TN 37209 LD> 615-963-5946 LD> [email protected] LD> Visit my website: http://www.tnstate.edu/interior.asp?mid=2410&ptid=1 LD> This email and any files transmitted with it may contain LD> confidential information and is intended solely for use by the LD> individual to whom it is addressed. If you receive this LD> correspondence in error, please notify the sender and delete the LD> email from your system. Do not disclose its contents with others. LD> ________________________________________ LD> From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf LD> Of Ron Carson [[email protected]] LD> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:13 PM LD> To: [email protected] LD> Subject: [OTlist] The Wack World of Home Health LD> Last week a PTA showed up as I was trying a patient with a cane. Today, LD> the same patient was doing some gardening when she told me the PTA had LD> done something similar the day before. LD> Are either of these "wrong"? Is it "wrong" for OT to trial patient's on LD> different mobility devices? Is it "wrong" for PT to have patient's LD> gardening? LD> It's a wacky world!! <smile> LD> Ron LD> -- LD> Ron Carson MHS, OT LD> www.OTnow.com LD> -- LD> Options? LD> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com LD> Archive? LD> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] LD> -- LD> Options? LD> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com LD> Archive? LD> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
