Hey Ed and others: There is no doubt in my mind that in the world of adult phy-dys, OT is GREATLY under utilized. For me, the question is not "if", but "why"!
Unfortunately, I don't think it's related to our name. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Kaine <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] Over Utilization of PT in Home Health EK> Hi Ron; EK> I think the better question is "Does anyone think OT is under utilized in EK> most health care settings?" I think there would be so much that PT could EK> learn from OT about functioning in a home environment. There are probably EK> many PTs who do a great job in the field. EK> As you may imagine... I think they have their very understandable name going EK> for them. EK> Recently I made the argument that it is OT who should be consulted in the EK> case of a fall at home. Why not PT? Was it not the functional environment EK> that they fell in? Ot was likely due to something they were doing (like EK> getting into the tub) rather than any type of gait abnormality. This falls EK> more into the problem solving mindset of an OT. Most of the mobility issues EK> we come across in a hospital are :"Functional Mobility" issues rather than EK> significant need for gait training. EK> Though I have a few more consults coming in for OT now I have the problem of EK> very minimal staffing that will lead to a difficulty in meeting the demand. EK> I have the problem of staffing OTs because administration does not EK> understand what we can do. EK> Yours in Occupational Therapy and Functional Therapy, EK> Ed Kaine, OTR, RFT EK> President of the League of Functional Therapists EK> On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 8:38 PM, Ron Carson <[email protected]> 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/[email protected] >> EK> -- EK> Options? EK> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com EK> Archive? EK> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
