Living Life One Day at a Time with TaeJun Lee

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 08:00:05 +0000 · 01:17:26

Episode notes

Sarah and TJ discuss:

His interest in obstacle course racing
9/13/2003- The day of his accident
What his life looked like before
The extend of his injuries from the accident and then once in the hospital
The perspective of going through inpatient care
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center: http://dhs.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/dhs/rancho
Coping with medical professionals, his family, and friends thinking that he might also have a brain injury
Getting better one day at a time
Why he preferred to go to physical therapy over occupational therapy
Progression of his recovery, sensation, and movement
His willingness to work and fail in order to make progress in therapy
Spent about 5 months with little to no movement
Overcoming the trauma and the injury
Transitioning to going home
Continuing his therapy and rehabilitation on his own
His path into becoming a COTA/L
How his accident and personal experience with therapy has influenced him as a therapist
Finding a job with a disability
Recognizing his physical limitations and using other ways to manage his treatment sessions
His progression of interests in fall prevention, pain, kinesiotaping, movement, soft tissue, technology and apps, assistive technology, ergonomics of video gamers
Importance of collaboration
His healthcare collective
- @offset.med: https://www.instagram.com/offset.med/
- The Offset Podcast:
  - Google Podcasts
  - iTunes Podcasts
His blog- One Day at a Time 365: http://www.onedayatatime365.org/

Connect with TJ:

Email: taejun.lee@gmail.com