Ummmm.... Ron? As a car salesman, wouldn't you
*still* be working on mobility?? ;Þ
Pat
At 05:48 AM 8/26/2009, you wrote:
But as a PROFESSION, don't we NEED a common ground? And not just a common
ground, but a grounding that is UNIQUE, SEPARATE and DESIRED/NEEDED by other
professions and patients?
As much as a I preach occupation, I sometimes wonder if it's different
enough from PT to be a recognized as a truly unique contribution to
healthcare. I find that with very few exceptions, almost 100% of my patients
want to increase mobility. Of course, they want to do this so they can go to
the toilet, get their clothes, etc. BUT, they also want to be able to walk
simply because walking represents independence and normality.
I've had many home health patients, in fact most, who I worked on mobility
as the PRIMARY treatment. For example, I have 4 patients today and ALL of
them have mobility related issues. I am either working on improving
ambulation skills or transfer skills.
I do this because patients want to be able to walk to the toilet, get their
clothes, walk to the dining room, etc. These are their occupational goals
and the PRIMARY impedance to these goals is mobility (strength, balance,
cognition, environment).
I am 100% confident that I'm working on occupation. I say this because the
goals are occupational improvement, not mobility goals. But, it APPEARS to
patients and other therapists that I am working as a PT.
Sometimes, I get so confused and overwhelmed at being an OT and knowing what
is and what isn't, that I just want to run and become a car salesman (LOL).
Ron
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MH> Just wanted to say how much I liked the "elephant" analogy. I think is
MH> really is clever and indicative of the profession as whole. We do function
MH> in so many different realms that it is difficult to be united on our
MH> explanation to "lay persons" what it really
is that we do. Great way to put
MH> it Mary.
MH>
MH> Michael A. Holmes MSOTR/L
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