Qualifications -- Heard Enough!
Sam Hamontree
Description
Collection
Title:
Qualifications -- Heard Enough!
Creator:
Sam Hamontree
Date:
12/13/2005
Text:
This entire issue of any Physical Therapist whose training and exposure
to prosthetics and orthotics consists of that which is typical in PT
formal education, a course of a few weeks, working with such patients in
their practice through physical therapy treatments, etc., and then
feeling he/she is qualified to provide P and/or O services is absolutely
and completely absurd. Not to mention the feeling that he/she should be
paid for their service.
And then some jackass PT comes along and states there are some
unqualified orthotists-prosthetists and then bringing in the snake oil
accusation is just over the top -- as if there are no unqualified PT's
and no PT snake oil salesmen. There is no profession that does not
have its problem people in this area.
Physical Therapists, as described in the opening paragraph, are in my
opinion extremely unethical to even undertake the role of providing a
prosthesis or a complex orthosis to a patient.
I am an ABC certified prosthetist (1961) who stopped practicing in 1980
to go into management of a P&O business. And if I do say so myself, I
was a damn good Prosthetist. I actively continue in that management
role in the P&O field today. Through those management activities, I do
keep up with what is going on in the field in state of the art
technology, state of the art practices and attend many related seminars,
meeting the ABC education requirement and remaining in good standing
with ABC. But, would I take on the role of providing prosthetic
care/services to a patient today - ABSOLUTELY NOT! Such would be doing
such a disservice
to the patient. I am professional enough that I would not even consider
subjecting a patient to the limits of my current capabilities.
And with that, I would still put m capabilities up to test against any
PT whose P&O experience is as described in the opening paragraph.
(Though I would not want my patient under such test to have to wear the
prosthesis I provided). Come on PT's - get professional in your actions,
not just in your title!
PT's, such as described, you have not had the training and experience to
even remotely allow you to be qualified to independently provide
prosthetic and orthotic care and service to such patients. GET REAL!
Sam E. Hamontree, CP
OrPro, Inc.
17310 Redhill Ave., Suite 105
Irvine, CA 92614
949-863-1951
to prosthetics and orthotics consists of that which is typical in PT
formal education, a course of a few weeks, working with such patients in
their practice through physical therapy treatments, etc., and then
feeling he/she is qualified to provide P and/or O services is absolutely
and completely absurd. Not to mention the feeling that he/she should be
paid for their service.
And then some jackass PT comes along and states there are some
unqualified orthotists-prosthetists and then bringing in the snake oil
accusation is just over the top -- as if there are no unqualified PT's
and no PT snake oil salesmen. There is no profession that does not
have its problem people in this area.
Physical Therapists, as described in the opening paragraph, are in my
opinion extremely unethical to even undertake the role of providing a
prosthesis or a complex orthosis to a patient.
I am an ABC certified prosthetist (1961) who stopped practicing in 1980
to go into management of a P&O business. And if I do say so myself, I
was a damn good Prosthetist. I actively continue in that management
role in the P&O field today. Through those management activities, I do
keep up with what is going on in the field in state of the art
technology, state of the art practices and attend many related seminars,
meeting the ABC education requirement and remaining in good standing
with ABC. But, would I take on the role of providing prosthetic
care/services to a patient today - ABSOLUTELY NOT! Such would be doing
such a disservice
to the patient. I am professional enough that I would not even consider
subjecting a patient to the limits of my current capabilities.
And with that, I would still put m capabilities up to test against any
PT whose P&O experience is as described in the opening paragraph.
(Though I would not want my patient under such test to have to wear the
prosthesis I provided). Come on PT's - get professional in your actions,
not just in your title!
PT's, such as described, you have not had the training and experience to
even remotely allow you to be qualified to independently provide
prosthetic and orthotic care and service to such patients. GET REAL!
Sam E. Hamontree, CP
OrPro, Inc.
17310 Redhill Ave., Suite 105
Irvine, CA 92614
949-863-1951
Citation
Sam Hamontree, “Qualifications -- Heard Enough!,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/225906.
