Sarah B the OT

 The Neuroscience of an Advertisement  link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO9d2PpP7tQ ASPCA Animal Cruelty Commercial                                                      https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7VSI/aspca-neglect-and-abused-animals      In 2007, Sarah McLachlan released a commercial talking about the animal abuse that animals endure every day. It had a sad song and had really cute sad puppies and kittens. This commercial was all over tv and I have a distinct memory of talking about it with my friends on the bus on the way to school. We could not believe that people would want to hurt such cute animals. I still think about this commercial to this day, and how sad it made me feel. There were times when I would walk out of the room during it because I hated how sad it made me. Sarah McLachlan ended up making $30 million dol...

 Locomotion and Assistive Technology  An assistive/ ambulation device is used to help a client with balance, strength, mobility, independence, and can help decrease pain. Fitting them properly is important to ensure safety and to decrease further injury. Nobody is the same size so knowing how to adjust them per client is important for the individual needs. Inaccurate fitting can further injure the client or make them uncomfortable, causing other negative compensating movements. Improper fittings can also increase the risk for falling or tripping  Canes: Fitting: Canes are the easiest to move around the environment, but the least stable. To fit a cane, the client should stand straight up and look ahead, with their arms to their side. There are a few different types of canes, depending on the client’s needs, mobility, and balance. There are standard canes and quad canes. Standard canes have one leg which provides 4 point of contact. Quad canes have 4 legs, which provide 4 p...

 A transfer is when the therapist moved the client from one place to another. For example, a common transfer is from the bed to a wheelchair, or vise versa. As we have been learning these in class, we have gained knowledge of proper transfers to ensure the clients safety, as well as our own. As I go through some precautions for transfers, I wanted to format it in a way that took us through a whole transfer. What do we need to start with, what do we do during, and what do we do after.  The first thing to consider before we even try to move the client is whether or not the client will need detailed instructions or extra help. Will they be able to understand your instructions? Talking to the client a little bit and making sure they are on the same page is not only a precaution, but also a great first step. This ensures that you and the client both know what is going to happen, and how it will happen. By spelling out all of the steps, the client can visualize and hear what will ha...