Another reason why clinicians shouldn’t underestimate housekeeping staff
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Mar 07, 2013
Each time I visited a restroom during a routine site visit, I noticed a very pretty toilet-paper flower there. It was made of toilet paper and folded into a flower, including the stem. It was then sitting...
Is your rehab partner wearing blinders?
By
Renee Kinder
Jan 19, 2017
Never, ever bet on a horse wearing blinders. Why, you ask? Because, of course, a horse wearing blinders must be irresponsible, uncontrollable and, worst of all, completely unaware of its surroundings....
2021: The Rest of the Story
By
Renee Kinder
Jan 14, 2021
Paul Harvey on the radio in the mornings was not something I appreciated as a child. We lived on a farm outside of town. My mom, a reporter, always had to be at work early, and the long, crack-of-dawn...
How to document for rehabilitation work objectively
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Jun 04, 2013
As the scrutiny continues to increase on rehabilitation documentation, finding ways to document objectively has become a major focus for just about everyone involved.
Mentorship, lifting up and soaking in
By
Renee Kinder
Mar 14, 2019
Who has mentored and inspired you? What have you done to return the favor downstream? Here’s my story.
Are computers overtaking the therapy department?
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Oct 18, 2012
Are we being replaced by computers? Most likely the answer is no, but … computers have made our jobs more efficient, right? Right?
Count your beans, delight in the batch
By
Renee Kinder
May 23, 2019
The author is enjoying an “exponential” payoff, having recently channeled her inner streaks of Isaac, Lawson, Emmy, Joseph and Kathryn.
Restraint-free, sounds good to me
By
Renee Kinder
Aug 31, 2017
Thursday, Aug. 17 was more than just the first day of school for my children. With all five now in school, it was the first day in 10 years during which we did not have a child at home.
What is therapy? It’s not as simple as it might seem
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Aug 13, 2013
“What is therapy?” sounds like a simple question, but it requires a separate and very complex answer for each discipline.
Have we lost our connection to what’s important?
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Aug 15, 2014
We sometimes use high-minded phrases to describe our work and our hopes for our patients. But have we lost our connection to important words? Do they still hold meaning they once did, and if so, how strongly?