SG the Future OT

It is important to teach proper posture and body mechanics to a client who has faulty posture and poor body mechanics because it will improve their health and prevent injuries. First, proper posture and body mechanics can prevent injury to the spinal column. With correct alignment of the spinal column, there is a decreased risk of compression and injury to the intervertebral discs and impingement of the spinal nerves because the vertebrae are lined up correctly on top of each other. The use of proper body mechanics can also improve a client’s stability. If the client can learn to increase their base of support, they will be at a decreased risk of falling. Also, correct posture can increase a client’s ability to breathe. We have learned that as a person ages, sometimes an excessive thoracic kyphosis occurs that decreases the area in the thoracic cavity which means the lungs have less room to expand when breathing. This occurrence results in a decreased ability to take a breath and a

            As a navy sailor, the use of the little finger is much more essential than the sailor from the story might think. The pinkie finger is used in multiple kinds of grips including all the types of power grips that we learned about—spherical, cylindrical, hook, and power. Since the pinky is used in all of these power grips, it is reasonable to infer that a lot of power and strength in the hand would be lost. The sailor’s grip strength would be reduced greatly, and he would have to adjust the way he does many basic activities as a navy sailor. One activity as a navy sailor that would be directly affected is the ability to raise the mainsail because that requires a strong grip and strength to pull it up. This activity would not be impossible to accomplish, but it would take a lot of practice and work to be able to regain his strength.   An initial intervention that could be implemented could be a tool used to increase grip strength as pictured below. Eventually I would recommend