The cervical spine…
Once again- frustrated with how OTs are not taught how to treat the neck! It just doesn’t make any sense to me!
I had to pass one of my patients off to a physical therapist – ONCE AGAIN- today due to her new cervical pain.
I don’t get how we are allowed to treat the “upper quarter” – but our profession does not consider the neck the “upper quarter”!!!
Does anyone else get frustrated with this? Sometimes I run into the patient who – over the phone will set up an evaluation because “my shoulder hurts”- so they are scheduled with me. Then- when they get here- it turns out the real problem is in their neck…ugh! So- of course the patient and my time is waisted because I can’t treat them since they didn’t know that they had a neck problem..
They have to be rescheduled at a time when one of the physical therapists can see them…
Comments?
Annie