Appropriate AT Devices

After gathering general information on client’s goals, functional assessments, physical assessments, and recommendations are made in the appropriate AT device. I think the appropriate goal for OT to write for a client needed and used an assistive device include providing education and training in client’s environment to use the AT device. For example, if client AT device is a wheelchair, the therapist will teach client “how to apply brakes, propel the wheel to go straight line or make a turn, and how to remove foot and armrests” (Cook & Polgar, 2015. P.106). Also, the therapist will design therapeutic exercise needed for the client to use the AT device. For instance, the client using a wheelchair needs upper extremities' strength, endurance,