{"id":28,"date":"2008-03-27T18:38:21","date_gmt":"2008-03-27T18:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.195.103.127\/ptmission\/2008\/03\/27\/a-fullfilled-day-of-learning\/"},"modified":"2008-03-27T18:38:21","modified_gmt":"2008-03-27T18:38:21","slug":"a-fullfilled-day-of-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/ptmission\/2008\/03\/27\/a-fullfilled-day-of-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fullfilled Day Of Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night we were able to attend a church service that really tugged at all of our group members\u00b4 heart strings. Considering there were Spanish and English speaking people attending the service, the pastor and his wife provided a bilingual message for us. We were also blessed to worship in song in Spanish and English. The take home message was that our “perspectiva<\/em>” must magnify God so that our struggles will be “light and momentary.” (2 Corinthians 4:17<\/a>).
\nThis morning the OT group had the opportunity to visit with the children at the school. After enjoying the scenery on the bus ride there, we were quickly bombarded by young children anxious to receive the candy and gifts that we brought. We observed the end of a devotional service at the school\u00b4s chapel which also serves as the church\u00b4s sanctuary. We met Mark Smith, headmaster of the school and pastor of the church, who introduced us to our translator, a senior student named Oral. Oral led us to the classroom full of students waiting to hear about Occupational Therapy. We explained what OT is and had them participate in different activities that would simulate a possible OT session. The students enjoyed the competition that we set up with them and had to race to put on a shirt with one arm tied behind their back. Afterwards, we took a tour of the school and church and encountered many other classrooms full of kids who we gladly gave more treats and candy. In the afternoon, we created a tripod finger splint for a child\u00b4s thumb. The child was born with an extra digit and after its removal, his thumb was prone to excessive bending; the splint\u00b4s purpose was to prevent excessive bending and keep the thumb in proper alignment for functional use.
\nThe PT group had the opportunity to meet with the new hospital director and she stated she was very grateful for the services our team was providing and hoped our relationship would become stronger. The interaction we had today was mucho<\/em> bountiful with both the children and therapists we were working with. There was a multitude of demonstrations of creative treatment techniques we shared that sparked the therapists\u00b4 motivation to practice and incorporate into their own treatments. The children showed a positive and significant response to the treatments we were providing; some children demonstrated movements that they had never shown before in rehab. This afternoon, we provided a presentation about the pathology of Guillan-Barre<\/a> and its symptoms, progression, and treatment to both the OT and PT therapists.
\nEvening devotionals involving the book “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made<\/a>” have inspired us to think about how the human body is anatomically presented and how it\u00b4s associated with the spiritual Body of Christ. Tonight we will be discussing Motion and how it relates to spiritual strength and endurance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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