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Would a splint be contraindicated in this case? | Occupational Therapy - A Blog about OT
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Occupational Therapy – A Blog about OT. Would a splint be contraindicated in this case? November 17, 2008 at 8:09 pm. We all know that one of the purposes of splinting by occupational therapists is for joint protection and to preserve function and range of motion. I have blogged before. About my experience with fabricating below knee amputation (BKA) splints, used to preserve knee extension for being able to fit orthoses at a later date. Entry filed under: acute care. Tags: below knee amputation. Oh I...
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Women defend themselves from burglary with ADL equipment | Occupational Therapy - A Blog about OT
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Occupational Therapy – A Blog about OT. Women defend themselves from burglary with ADL equipment. September 23, 2008 at 8:33 pm. Two sisters, ages 81 and 89, used a reacher to defend themselves from a burglary. Here’s the story:. Entry filed under: News. Quote of the day. Would a splint be contraindicated in this case? 6 Comments Add your own. November 17, 2008 at 1:49 am. November 25, 2009 at 4:31 am. The video shows that how brave both sisters. February 17, 2010 at 7:36 pm. July 10, 2011 at 1:18 am.
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Dementia | Occupational Therapy - A Blog about OT
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Occupational Therapy – A Blog about OT. November 25, 2008 at 10:53 pm. Entry filed under: Geriatrics. OT and Online Professional and Social Networking. 19 Comments Add your own. Dementia - aishel - OTConnections. November 25, 2008 at 10:57 pm. 8230;] (From my blog) […]. Alzheimers home Symptoms Of Alzheimers Disease. November 27, 2008 at 6:03 pm. January 3, 2009 at 10:37 pm. I have taken my personal experience with my grandmother and applied it to many “patients” over the years. I always ...Caregivers fo...
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Splints I have Fabricated | Occupational Therapy - A Blog about OT
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Occupational Therapy – A Blog about OT. Splints I have Fabricated. February 21, 2008 at 10:05 pm. Here’s a list of some of the splints I have either fabricated myself or got assistance in fabricating:. Several below knee amputation splints. Actually, these are pre-fabricated). Humeral fracture brace (two pieces; protects the humerus from getting bumped by others; limits some shoulder range of motion if the doctor chooses). Often, the splint starts along the forearm and extends down to the carpals). 8230;...
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OT and Social Networking | Occupational Therapy - A Blog about OT
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Occupational Therapy – A Blog about OT. OT and Social Networking. June 19, 2008 at 10:45 pm. After completely failing to complete my 31-day Comment Challenge, I have learned that as much as one can try to get a certain project done, sometimes real life takes over and the project has to take a back seat. Unfortunately I did not complete the challenge. Entry filed under: 31 Day Comment Challenge. Occupational Therapy Assistant makes it to Britain’s Got Talent Semifinals. Fundamentals of Clinical Instruction.
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Occupational Therapy – A Blog about OT. Fundamentals of Clinical Instruction. One of the great things about the place I work is the fact that we have a vast amount of opportunities to attend inservices and continuing education classes. A class I recently attended that was put together by therapists at the hospitals was regarding clinical instruction, and how to be a fieldwork educator. For example, if the clinical instructor (CI) sees that the student has a hard time managing the patient and the IV pole ...
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Making assumptions | Occupational Therapy - A Blog about OT
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Occupational Therapy – A Blog about OT. August 28, 2008 at 11:30 pm. One thing I’ve learned in the last year as being a practitioner is to never make assumptions about anything. This lesson was really reinforced today. I had a patient who had amputations below both of his knees, as well as on one of his hands, leaving only one finger on one of his hands. On top of this, he was blind. Was I ever wrong! In the past, I’ve made bad assumptions on lesser details. For example, if there is someone vis...8221; b...
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November | 2008 | Occupational Therapy - A Blog about OT
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Occupational Therapy – A Blog about OT. Archive for November, 2008. November 25, 2008 at 10:53 pm. OT and Online Professional and Social Networking. There has been an ever-growing presence for occupational therapy on the Internet. Social and professional networking amongst occupational therapy practitioners has been the subject of presentations. Articles, and more. Several months ago, OT Practice. Had a CEU article on social networking. In the most recent issue of OT Practice, Karen Dobyns. First, the pa...
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Quote of the day | Occupational Therapy - A Blog about OT
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Occupational Therapy – A Blog about OT. Quote of the day. September 12, 2008 at 3:24 pm. While working with a patient who had cerebral palsy:. ME: “Can you try to relax your muscles? Patient: “You should know better than asking a spastic CP to relax! The only way to get me to relax is with alcohol! Entry filed under: acute care. Women defend themselves from burglary with ADL equipment. 2 Comments Add your own. December 19, 2008 at 10:02 am. January 16, 2012 at 4:35 pm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Beaufor...
