The Life of a BrOT

          As an occupational therapist, you will come across clients who need to be fit with an assistive device. It is our job to make the client as comfortable as possible during and after the fitting as they will be using the device for an extended period of time. It is important to fit each client appropriately so that we may increase their safety when using the device and increase their confidence and comfort to perform everyday movements. If the client is not fit properly, this can cause misuse of the device and increase fall risk and injury to the client. In regards to comfort, the client will most likely be using this device every day. If they are not comfortable using this device, then it may decrease their confidence level in being able to perform certain activities and increase the risk of injury.           Canes are the least stable device you can give a client, but allow for the most freedom and are very inexpensive. To fi...

          The order for restoring confidence in mobility will always depend on what activity the client is trying to be able to perform. This hierarchy of mobility skills starts at the most basic and progresses into more complex mobility patterns. The first skill which is the most basic is bed mobility. This is when a client can move around in the bed to relive pressure or switch positions when they want to while laying down. I agree that this skill should be learned first since it is the most basic skill and one of the most important. The next 4 skills are mat transfer, wheelchair transfer, bed transfer, and functional ambulation for ADL. I agree with this order because a client needs to learn how to perform a basic mat transfer so that they know how to move their bodies before moving to more complex transfers. I also agree that the client should learn these basic transfers before learning to complete ADLs so that they can be able to gain more independence. The...