OTHY203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Hip Resurfacing, Weight-Bearing, Environmental Modification Convention
2 Aug 2018
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Related structure of bones/ joints (muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves) Disease, traumatic events, cumulative trauma, congenital anomaly. Relieve pain (providing pain management strategies etc. ) To restore function to the injury site (how will person be able to continue using this body part?) To teach patient to achieve safe performance of tasks and activities while protecting the injury site for healing (compensation, how do they continue to perform the daily tasks?) Stage of union or consolidation (able to wb through it or regain strength) To retrain the patient in activities of daily living and other occupational tasks. Work closely with rehab team to relate the functional program to treatment offered in physical therapy. Education program to help the client physically and psychologically make the required lifestyle changes to reach and sustain optimal occupational functioning. Roles inform treatment panning and end point of aftercare. Observational assessments self-care, domestics, meal preparation. Functional capacity evaluation (lifting capacity, walking capacity etc. )
