Ashlyn's all about OT

A few years ago, there was a huge debate on social medial about if a dress was either blue and black or white and gold. According to Bevil Conway, when looking at the picture of the dress, your eyes are trying to discount the chromatic basis of the daylight axis. As human, we are evolved to see in daylight. Daylight changes colors throughout the day. Pinkish red at dawn, blue-white at noon, and reddish at twilight. Oddly enough, this is why some people see the dress as blue and black and others see it as white and gold. Light enters the yes through the lens, where different wavelengths correspond to different colors. The visual cortex of your brain is the part that processes neural connection signals into an image.  Your brain figures out what color light is bouncing off what you're looking at and that's when the wavelengths kick in to tell you what color you see. Neuroplasticity are the things in the nervous system that mold and change during the lifespan. Seeing the dress as ...

Assuming the soldier  lost the bet, and had is little finger chopped off, a daily occupation that might be impacted for him would be working on machinery. Without his little finger, the soldier  would not be able to perform opposition  (bring the little finger and thumb together), which is an essential part of fine motor control. Without opposition it would make it difficult to work on his machinery for his job. It would also impact his ability to hold on to things. Grip strength requires the use of all your fingers, and without  the little finger, your grip strength would decrease   significantly . In the soldiers  daily occupations, decreased grip strength could negatively affect his ability  to hold his gun or other weapons. A modification that might help the soldier  participate in his occupations is getting a hand grip with a prosthetic finger. This modification would address an adaption outcome.  retrieved from: https://www.pointde...

Scapulohumeral rhythm is the ratio of movement between the scapula and humerus. For every 3 degrees of shoulder movement there is 1 degree of movement at the scapulothoracic(ST) joint and 2 degrees of movement at the glenohumeral(GH) joint. Scapulohumeral rhythm is important for healthy function of the shoulder. The GH joint is the articulation between the head of the humerus and the glenoid fossa of the scapula. The ST joint is the articulation between the anterior surface of the scapula and the posterior thoracic cage. Full range of motion for shoulder elevation between these two joints is 180 degrees. Range of motion is important in determining normal joint function. Abnormal function of these joints can affect the scapulohumeral rhythm indicating a dysfunction. The relevance of scapulohumeral rhythm is that it permits good length-tension relationships. This means the muscles won't shorten as much as they normally would. If it didn't do this you could have impingements. Scap...

When measuring range of motion (ROM), you use a goniometer. The goniometer has an axis, stationary arm, and moving arm. It is important to use bony landmarks to properly place the goniometer in the correct position for measuring ROM. Bony landmarks are also important when palpating in order to identify correct positioning or in certain cases to find possible limitations for ROM due to bone or muscle abnormalities. For example, when testing ROM of shoulder flexion, you would you the bony landmark of the acromion process to line up the axis of the goniometer, the stationary arm would need to be in line with the greater trochanter of the femur, and the moving arm would need to be in line with the lateral epicondyle of the humerus for proper testing position. It is important to be in the proper position for ROM testing to get the most accurate measurements. It can be easy to do compensatory movements when not in the proper test position. Referring to our example of testing shoulder flexion...

Everyday I sit in my car to drive to school. When I go to sit in the seat, my knees start in an extended position and move into a flexed position as I reach the seat. The motion of extension and flexion at the knee occur in the sagittal plane about a frontal axis. The osteokinematics of the knee are extension to flexion in a closed kinematic chain. In terms of arthrokinematics, the moving femur is the convex segment that rolls posteriorly and glides anteriorly on the stable tibial surface. The prime mover for knee flexion are the quadriceps muscles, which perform a eccentric contraction.  Picture retrieved from:  https://favpng.com/png_view/beautiful-car-sports-car-driving-royalty-free-clip-art-png/3SvC6Ryv

A CEO/head administrator of a larger hospital system says they have heard of OT but they aren't clear on the difference between OT and PT. Occupational therapy can be different for every person that goes through intervention. Overall, occupational therapy is the therapeutic way to learn or re-learn how to complete activities of daily living (ADL's). Some examples of ADL's are brushing your teeth, going to the bathroom, taking a shower, getting dressed, putting on shoes, or eating/feeding. Although these are just a few examples of what ADL's are, the list is endless depending on the clients personal needs. Occupational therapist like to use the term client versus patient, because we use a holistic approach and think of the whole person through mind, body, and spirit. A big difference between PT and OT is that PT often uses the word patient, whereas we typically do not. Physical therapy is treating what is wrong with the patient such as an injury or disease often through ...

  References: Aota.org. (n.d.). Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.aota.org/about/what-is-ot Occupational therapy practice framework: Domain and process—Fourth edition. (2020). The American Journal of Occupational Therapy , 74 (Supplement_2). https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74s2001