Definitely agree that many occupations occur while sitting. However, I always maintain that occupational therapy should include how the patient is going to get to the place to engage in occupation.
Occasionally, I hear OT's say: "PT teaches you how to get 'there' and OT teaches you how do 'it' when you are 'there'. I really hate that saying because it removes OT from the continuity of occupational preparation. If OT can teach people how to transfer, then they can teach people how to get to the transfer place. Transferring is nothing more than putting weight on your feet and moving them. Mobility training is a natural extension of transfer training. Thanks, Ron ~~~ Ron Carson MHS, OT www.OTnow.com ----- Original Message ----- From: roxannedi...@aol.com <roxannedi...@aol.com> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 To: OTlist@OTnow.com <OTlist@OTnow.com> Subj: [OTlist] Sitting Down Rac> With that said, I think Rac> it would be foolish to say that there aren't numerous activities that call Rac> for us to be sitting on a surface. For example, we eat, read (at times), type, Rac> dress ourselves (some, not all), play games, drive, ride a bike etc... Rac> Roxanne Disla, OTR/L -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com
