Treat parents of a child with special needs as members of team.

In resronse to "Occupational Cumubtivc Trauma Disorders of the Upper Extn::mity," by Rcnee Williams and Muriel Westlnorland (Mal' 1994, pp. 411-420), I disagree wirh the statement that "physical therapisls have expenise in job analysis. cxercise rherapy, biomechanics, and pain Illanagemellr" (p. 412). Occuparional rherapist." ellucarioll specifkallv involves manv hours of rask analvsis, which also illCl1lporares job sirc anal)'sis. Occuparional rhel-apisrs are also involvcd wirh nlanaging pian rhrough srl-ess I'eduction l)rograms, I)arient educarion in pi-opel' use of body mcchanics, and w,e of task analysis ro derermine deficirs and pmblems contributing ro stabilizing pain symproms. feel rhar occuparional therapisrs have more exrensive training th:lll ph)'sical rhcrapisrs in job Jilalysis and IXlin mallagemcIH. j( mal' be mOI·e aprmpriare ro srare thJr wirh on-the-joll rraining. pill'sietl rherapisrs Illa)' gain expcrrisc in these areas, bur please give occupational therapisrs credir whel'e ir is due Lisa Weber, OTH Saginaw, Michigan