I would NOT recommend them unless you are there to supervise their use. On the other hand, you may make patients aware of the device while at the same time giving them precautions such as:
1. Proper placement is critical 2. Not designed to bear weight 3. Check before using etc. Also, there are different quality suction devices. I always recommend the most expensive devices. I like empowering patients to make informed decisions about devices. Be it a walker or reacher, I try leaving the final decision up to the patient/caregiver, if possible. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] Why OT's Should NOT Focus on the UE cac> That reminds me of a question that I had this morning. Has anyone had cac> any luck with suction cup grab bars. I work in acute rehab and cac> patients often want to order them for home, but I do not get to follow cac> up with them after their DC to determine if they actually work. I cac> think this may be a good question for the home heatlh OTs. I read in cac> consumer reports that the person should not put significant weight cac> through them, and to only use them for balance. I am wondering if I cac> should recommend them at all -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
