Hi Ron; I think the better question is "Does anyone think OT is under utilized in most health care settings?" I think there would be so much that PT could learn from OT about functioning in a home environment. There are probably many PTs who do a great job in the field.
As you may imagine... I think they have their very understandable name going for them. Recently I made the argument that it is OT who should be consulted in the case of a fall at home. Why not PT? Was it not the functional environment that they fell in? Ot was likely due to something they were doing (like getting into the tub) rather than any type of gait abnormality. This falls more into the problem solving mindset of an OT. Most of the mobility issues we come across in a hospital are :"Functional Mobility" issues rather than significant need for gait training. Though I have a few more consults coming in for OT now I have the problem of very minimal staffing that will lead to a difficulty in meeting the demand. I have the problem of staffing OTs because administration does not understand what we can do. Yours in Occupational Therapy and Functional Therapy, Ed Kaine, OTR, RFT President of the League of Functional Therapists On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 8:38 PM, Ron Carson <rdcar...@otnow.com> wrote: > Does anyone else think that PT is WAY, WAY over utilized in home health? > > I do! > > > -- > Options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > > Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com > -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com
