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Illinois BPI Therapists
Susan Lutostanski, OTR/L
Are you a physical or occupational therapist, and does your center offer physical and/or occupational therapy for children and adults with brachial plexus injuries? I am an occupational therapist. We have a total of 19 OT’s working at our center, and 23 physical therapists. We also offer speech therapy services, educational services, parent-child classes, parent education classes, continuing education classes for therapists, and some physician consultation services. We offer these services primarily to pediatric clients up to age 21. Indicate the number of years of experience in treating brachial plexus injured (bpi) patients. I myself have worked with brachial plexus clients on a regular basis for the last 10-12 years. I have actually been an occupational therapist for 28 years. Other therapists (both physical and occupational) have varying degrees of experience with the brachial plexus population. Identify what bpi patients you have experiece in treating (obstetrical brachial plexus, trauma, adult and/or pediatric. I have treated obstetrical brachial plexus injuries exclusively and that is the diagnosis that is usually referred to our clinic. How many bpi patients have you treated? 15-20. Do you follow your patients post surgically? Yes. Do you or your staff have a working relationship with physician(s) who are brachial plexus injury specialists?. Most of our children have been seen by local neurologists who have some experience with brachial plexus injuries but don’t necessarily specialize in this diagnosis. The children who have had surgery, have primarily done so at Texas Children’s Hospital. What therapy techniques, methods and interventions do you use, including, but not limited to, aquatic therapy, hippotherapy, kinesiotaping and splinting. We use traditional therapy methods and also have the ability to do kinesiotaping, splinting, casting, aquatic therapy, and cranial sacral therapy. We can refer to local organizations for hippotherapy. Are you familiar with NMES/TES stimulation or other types of stimulation? If yes, what type(s) of stimulation do you use?. Yes. We do both NMES and TES stimulation in our clinic. List any specialized education or training and/or seminars or clinics you have attended in treating bpi individuals. I have done considerable reading and research on brachial plexus injuries, and in January 2003, attended the brachial plexus seminar at Texas Children’s Hospital. Another occupational therapist attended the brachial plexus seminar at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in September 2002. Have you authored or co-authored any articles regarding brachial plexus injuries or participated in any research studies? No. Indicate any other facts that you feel would help families and individuals understand your practice We have a comprehensive pediatric clinic that is located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Our clinic has been around for over 20 years and we have excellent facilities and therapists who see a wide variety of diagnosis including brachial plexus injuries. Our center is a caring, nurturing place that tries to accommodate our families to the best of our ability. |
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