How sweet of you to remember rusty. Oh, is it hard when we call you Rusty?
it was actually pretty disappointing! I was there a whole hour and all I got was a seven minute ultrasound on each arm and some rice sprinkled on me. The rice with some silly test to see how sensitive my skin was. And then they did some strange thing with a tens unit just see where I had pain. All it did was show that I had pain exactly where I told them I had pain. I left feeling no better. Basically out of one hour I got 14 minutes of treatment.
I remember after I had my arm surgery, and an hour I would get heat, ultrasound, a deep tissue massage, then exercises, and then ice. So in comparison today was pretty much a waste of my money. So on the way home I stopped at a different office and ask them what they would do in an hour. I’m going to go back there for a valuation on Friday and probably switch to them. They are not occupational therapists But maybe that doesn’t matter so much.
Hopefully the next therapist will be better.
The fields of occupational therapy and physical therapy are often confused. While both roles provide essential hands-on rehabilitative work to help clients perform everyday tasks as independently as possible, each field takes a diverse approach in helping people get back to their usual way of life.
The main difference between occupational therapy and physical therapy is that OT focuses on improving a client’s ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) and PT focuses on improving a client’s ability to perform movement of the human body.
An occupational therapist treats the whole person.
For example, you recently broke your foot after playing basketball and can no longer participate in your Wednesday night pick up league. While recovering, you could meet with an OT to get to the root of why you look forward to playing each week. Is it the exercise that’s important? Is it engaging with the people on your team? Your OT will help you to accomplish your goal.
A physical therapist treats the patient’s actual impairment from a biomechanical perspective. Physical therapy tries to improve the impairment itself by increasing mobility, aligning bones and joints, or lessening pain.
They focus on preventing injuries and can help people avoid surgery or a long term-reliance on medications.
You love playing outdoors with your kids, but can’t anymore due to a herniated disc. Your physical therapist will work with you to create a specific treatment program that will speed up your recovery, including exercises and stretches that you can do at home.
https://otaonline.stkate.edu/blog/fields-occupational-therapy-and-physical-therapy-whats-difference/
You can call me “rusty”, it keeps his memory alive, and sounds much better than “0604”. :-)
Sorry to hear your appointment was pretty much a bust.
Hope the new doc will help and not hinder.
Hugs. The vast majority of doctor visits seems a waste of time and money these days.