Today we learned about Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in our case
study discussions. Haleigh led our group and discussed that this individual was
one of her mom’s clients for OT. He lives in a single story house and can still
drive. He enjoys going to dinner with
his wife, duck hunting, and fishing. His biggest complaint was that he couldn't just sit and watch TV because of his slow functioning. Haleigh mentioned that the role of OTs in
this case would be to reuse the muscles because their motor function is being
lost with the progression of PD. My main takeaway from the discussion was how
much the LVST BIG program that her mom is certified in helped the client’s
coordination, gait, mobility, and sit-to-stand function. The program is a 4-week
intensive program that the client does at home. We watched videos from the
beginning of the program and at the 6-month check up. It really was amazing to
see the progress of the individual after participating in this program. You could really see the improvement in his function and the speed of the movements.
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