MB the OT

Clients need to know the importance of proper posture and body mechanics for many reasons including avoiding injury, improving skeletal and muscular balance, avoiding development of abnormal curves in the spine, and allowing muscles and organs to function properly. If a client is taught how to reach back and push from a steady surface as opposed to pulling on a walker or reaching to hold the therapist while standing, it can greatly decrease the chances of injury to both individuals. Also, teaching our clients how to lift with their legs when lifting a heavy load is important to minimize the risk of injury to their back. When the client has proper posture and body mechanics they will also have increased balance which will greatly help in reducing the risk of falls which can lead to more independence. Sway back or flat back are abnormal curves that can occur in the spine due to improper posture. Correcting these abnormalities in the spine early can greatly reduce the risk of them becomi...

Each of the fingers on our hand play an important role in how we function in our everyday lives. The pinky finger although it is the smallest finger still makes a big impact on our ability to do many things, especially grasping objects. Each finger on our hands contributes to the amount of strength that is available in our hand grip. In the short story we read, if the soldier lost the bet he was going to have his pinky finger cut off. Although he still has his other fingers there are many things that would be difficult for him to do. One occupation that he would do everyday that would be impaired is his ability to perform the workouts that soldiers are expected to be able to do. Lifting weights and exercising requires being able to grasp several items in order to manipulate them in a way that they are functional. There are different grips used when lifting weights including the hook grip and the power grip. Modifications that I would recommend for this soldier would be to try to use wr...

Professor Flick was the guest speaker in our foundations class today and it was definitely a lecture that touched my heart. We learned about health promotion and health literacy and something that really stuck out to me was that the average reading level for the United States was at a 5th grade level. I did not realize until today that there were so many patients that leave a health care setting and do not understand what their diagnosis was or how to take the medications prescribed to them. Learning about this really motivated me to try to make the health care setting a little less intimidating for these people. I have set a goal for myself and I am challenging myself to always try to make sure the clients that I encounter feel welcomed and feel like they can be comfortable enough with me to ask questions about things they may not understand. In the past 5 weeks I have been taking a course called "Serving the Underserved" and it has touched on a lot of the topics that profes...