
“Stop Teaching Energy Conservation Too Early”
OT conversations by Hao
S1 · E193
Jun 9, 2026
20:49
Episode notes
We talk a lot about energy conservation in occupational therapy, but rarely about when it truly belongs. This episode explores why energy conservation only works after functional optimisation, why acute care is the wrong context for real application, and why patient-reported ease matters more than independence when measuring success.
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