acute care rec therapy, activity aids, etc

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Does anyone working in acute care utilize recreation therapy,

activity aids, art therapy, etc? We are a large multi-trauma center

and have been facing issues with patients needing more activity

during their day to support the progress they are making in therapy -

but they do not require more than their prescribed frequency of

therapy (PT, OT or both). We encourage patient and family

involvement but it either isn't adequate or enough. I'm curious what

others are doing to support the patient's needs for more activity.

Kari

[Guest guest]

Activities are theraspeutic and therapies should use activity preferences to

motivate towards goals. For instance, had a man with breath poressure too

weak to sustain audible speech. Found out he used to play the harmonica ...

the rest is history!

" G "

Re: acute care rec therapy, activity aids, etc

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> Hello Kari:

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> Do you think clients need activity that is 'diversionary' or activity

> that is 'therapeutic'?

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> Ron

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> On 2/10/2005, kvvollba@... said:

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> k> Does anyone working in acute care utilize recreation therapy,

> k> activity aids, art therapy, etc? We are a large multi-trauma center

> k> and have been facing issues with patients needing more activity

> k> during their day to support the progress they are making in therapy -

> k> but they do not require more than their prescribed frequency of

> k> therapy (PT, OT or both). We encourage patient and family

> k> involvement but it either isn't adequate or enough. I'm curious what

> k> others are doing to support the patient's needs for more activity.

>

> k> Kari

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> k> Looking to start your own Practice?

> k> Visit www.InHomeRehab.com.

> k> Bring PTManager to your organization or State Association with a

> k> professional workshop or course - call us at 313 884-8920 to arrange

> k> PTManager encourages participation in your professional

> k> association. Join and participate now!

> k>

[Guest guest]

can't quite figure out if you are trying to say that all activity is

therapeutic. if so, i take exception because many, many activities in

which a person engages have little if any therapeutic value.

Ron

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On 2/10/2005, gneustadt@... said:

GN> Activities are theraspeutic and therapies should use activity preferences to

GN> motivate towards goals. For instance, had a man with breath poressure too

GN> weak to sustain audible speech. Found out he used to play the harmonica ...

GN> the rest is history!

GN> " G "

GN> Re: acute care rec therapy, activity aids, etc

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>> Hello Kari:

>>

>> Do you think clients need activity that is 'diversionary' or activity

>> that is 'therapeutic'?

>>

>> Ron

>>

>> ---

>> www.OTnow.com

>>

>> ===============<Original Message>===============

>>

>> On 2/10/2005, kvvollba@... said:

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>>

>>

>>

>> k> Does anyone working in acute care utilize recreation therapy,

>> k> activity aids, art therapy, etc? We are a large multi-trauma center

>> k> and have been facing issues with patients needing more activity

>> k> during their day to support the progress they are making in therapy -

>> k> but they do not require more than their prescribed frequency of

>> k> therapy (PT, OT or both). We encourage patient and family

>> k> involvement but it either isn't adequate or enough. I'm curious what

>> k> others are doing to support the patient's needs for more activity.

>>

>> k> Kari

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>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> k> Looking to start your own Practice?

>> k> Visit www.InHomeRehab.com.

>> k> Bring PTManager to your organization or State Association with a

>> k> professional workshop or course - call us at 313 884-8920 to arrange

>> k> PTManager encourages participation in your professional

>> k> association. Join and participate now!

>> k>

[Guest guest]

What I am seeking is information on the use of rehab aids, activity

aids, recreation therapy, etc. to support but not replace the

therapy the patient may already be receiving. Diversional

activities may be what some non-therapy professionals feel is

indicated, though this is not what i am meaning (how many OT's

routinely get consulted in acute care for diversional activities?!

we are fighting this education battle all the time!). There are

those patients for whom therapy may like to prescribe a certain type

or amount of activity such as being involved in their daily self

care rather than letting nursing do it, or mobility for endurance

sake, or incorporating improvements in hand ROM/strength into daily

leisure tasks, or feeding oneself meals, or performing general

strengthening exercises but needing set up... we all know that

therapy cannot be with the patients for more than 30 mins or an hour

a day yet these types of 'normal' activities would greatly improve

their recovery and thus impact disposition post-discharge. How to

best meet these needs is what I am trying to figure out - in an

acute setting with few resources and high caseload.

Kari

>

> can't quite figure out if you are trying to say that all

activity is

> therapeutic. if so, i take exception because many, many

activities in

> which a person engages have little if any therapeutic value.

>

> Ron

>

> ---

> www.OTnow.com

>

> ===============<Original Message>===============

>

> On 2/10/2005, gneustadt@c... said:

>

>

>

> GN> Activities are theraspeutic and therapies should use activity

preferences to

> GN> motivate towards goals. For instance, had a man with breath

poressure too

> GN> weak to sustain audible speech. Found out he used to play the

harmonica ...

> GN> the rest is history!

>

> GN> " G "

> GN> Re: acute care rec therapy, activity

aids, etc

>

>

> >>

> >>

> >> Hello Kari:

> >>

> >> Do you think clients need activity that is 'diversionary' or

activity

> >> that is 'therapeutic'?

> >>

> >> Ron

> >>

> >> ---

> >> www.OTnow.com

> >>

> >> ===============<Original Message>===============

> >>

> >> On 2/10/2005, kvvollba@s... said:

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> k> Does anyone working in acute care utilize recreation therapy,

> >> k> activity aids, art therapy, etc? We are a large multi-

trauma center

> >> k> and have been facing issues with patients needing more

activity

> >> k> during their day to support the progress they are making in

therapy -

> >> k> but they do not require more than their prescribed frequency

of

> >> k> therapy (PT, OT or both). We encourage patient and family

> >> k> involvement but it either isn't adequate or enough. I'm

curious what

> >> k> others are doing to support the patient's needs for more

activity.

> >>

> >> k> Kari

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> k> Looking to start your own Practice?

> >> k> Visit www.InHomeRehab.com.

> >> k> Bring PTManager to your organization or State Association

with a

> >> k> professional workshop or course - call us at 313 884-8920 to

arrange

> >> k> PTManager encourages participation in your professional

> >> k> association. Join and participate now!

> >> k>

[Guest guest]

In my 850+ bed acute setting, we use a Recreational Therapist and

Music Therapist for limited areas/patients. For example, they

provide recreational/music therapy to the Burn Center and Oncology

floor. They are also consulted occasionally for very long term

acute patients who are in need of activity. We offer less than 20

hours of these services per week to acute care (the therapists are

based in our Inpatient Rehab Facility). Bantle

> >

> > can't quite figure out if you are trying to say that all

> activity is

> > therapeutic. if so, i take exception because many, many

> activities in

> > which a person engages have little if any therapeutic value.

> >

> > Ron

> >

> > ---

> > www.OTnow.com

> >

> > ===============<Original Message>===============

> >

> > On 2/10/2005, gneustadt@c... said:

> >

> >

> >

> > GN> Activities are theraspeutic and therapies should use

activity

> preferences to

> > GN> motivate towards goals. For instance, had a man with breath

> poressure too

> > GN> weak to sustain audible speech. Found out he used to play

the

> harmonica ...

> > GN> the rest is history!

> >

> > GN> " G "

> > GN> Re: acute care rec therapy, activity

> aids, etc

> >

> >

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> Hello Kari:

> > >>

> > >> Do you think clients need activity that is 'diversionary'

or

> activity

> > >> that is 'therapeutic'?

> > >>

> > >> Ron

> > >>

> > >> ---

> > >> www.OTnow.com

> > >>

> > >> ===============<Original Message>===============

> > >>

> > >> On 2/10/2005, kvvollba@s... said:

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> k> Does anyone working in acute care utilize recreation

therapy,

> > >> k> activity aids, art therapy, etc? We are a large multi-

> trauma center

> > >> k> and have been facing issues with patients needing more

> activity

> > >> k> during their day to support the progress they are making

in

> therapy -

> > >> k> but they do not require more than their prescribed

frequency

> of

> > >> k> therapy (PT, OT or both). We encourage patient and family

> > >> k> involvement but it either isn't adequate or enough. I'm

> curious what

> > >> k> others are doing to support the patient's needs for more

> activity.

> > >>

> > >> k> Kari

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> k> Looking to start your own Practice?

> > >> k> Visit www.InHomeRehab.com.

> > >> k> Bring PTManager to your organization or State Association

> with a

> > >> k> professional workshop or course - call us at 313 884-8920

to

> arrange

> > >> k> PTManager encourages participation in your professional

> > >> k> association. Join and participate now!

> > >> k>