Yea, but at least everyone knows what and why a car salesman works on mobility!!! <SMILE>
----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Ellison <pat0...@earthlink.net> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 To: OTlist@OTnow.com <OTlist@OTnow.com> Subj: [OTlist] A New One PE> Ummmm.... Ron? As a car salesman, wouldn't you PE> *still* be working on mobility?? ;Þ PE> Pat PE> 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 >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: Michael Holmes <o...@nvhospital.org> >>Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 >>To: otl...@otnow.com. <otl...@otnow.com.> >>Subj: [OTlist] A New One >> >>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 >> >>MH> <mailto:o...@nvhospital.org> o...@nvhospital.org >> >>MH> >> >>MH> -- >>MH> Options? >>MH> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com >> >>MH> Archive? >>MH> www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com >> >> >>-- >>Options? >>www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com >> >>Archive? >>www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com PE> -- PE> Options? PE> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com PE> Archive? PE> www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com
