Within the following scenario identify the specific tools an…
Within the following scenario identify the specific tools and activities that the OTA is using while treating their client. You are OTA working in the North Pole. A new client, Mrs. Claus has recently been added to your case load. She is recovering from a recent fall that resulted in a fractured wrist that was casted for 6 weeks. After he fracture healed, her physician referred her to OT. Mrs. Claus is a master pastry chef and loves baking cookies for all the elves in Christmastown, but since her fall, she just hasn’t been able to bake, and her wrist is too weak to grasp and hold heavy cookie trays and cooking utensils. Taking all of this into account, you decide to complete the following activities with Mrs. Claus during her home-based therapy session. Have Mrs. Claus use her affected wrist and hand to reach above her head and retrieve paper cups from cabinets to simulate retrieving baking supplies. Have Mrs. Claus use her affected wrist and hand to measure the flour and sugar for a recipe and pour it into a mixing bowl. Use a 1/2lb. hand weight to do “wrist curls” or flexion and extension of the wrist. Complete the occupation of baking her world-famous cookie recipe in her home kitchen