What is OT?
What does the 'O' in 'OT' stand for?
What is 'Occupational'
This long tool with a sponge on the end helps people wash hard-to-reach places, like their back, without bending or stretching
What is a long-handled sponge?
This piece of equipment helps someone walk if they have difficulty balancing.
What is a walker?
These are the bones that protect your heart and lungs.
What are the ribs?
Which animal can sometimes be found helping people in OT? A) Dog B) Cat C) Bird
A) Dog (therapy dogs are sometimes used in OT for comfort and motivation).
rue or False: Occupational therapists only work with adults
What is False?
This device helps people put on socks without bending over or using their hands too much.
What is a sock aid?
This is a chair with wheels that helps people move around if they have difficulty walking.
What is a wheelchair?
hese are the longest bones in your body, found in your upper legs.
What are the femurs?
Name one activity that an OT might help someone get better at.
What is any daily activity :)
OTs help people do important activities every day. What word describes these activities?
What are 'occupations'?
This tool has a hook on one end and helps people put on and take off clothes, especially if they have trouble reaching.
What is a dressing stick?
These are metal or plastic sticks with handgrips that people use to help them walk after an injury.
What are crutches?
This muscle, located in your upper arm, helps you bend your elbow and lift things.
What is the bicep?
Occupational therapy was first developed to help soldiers after World War I.
True.
This is something an OT might help a student with to make school easier. It could be using a special pencil grip or chair.
What is an 'accommodation' or 'adaptive tool'
This device attaches to the edge of a plate to keep food from sliding off, making eating easier for people with limited hand coordination.
What is a plate guard?
This equipment is often placed in bathrooms to help people safely get in and out of the shower or bath.
What is a grab bar?
These large muscles on the front of your thighs help you stand up, walk, and run.
What are the quadriceps?
How many years of college does it usually take to become an occupational therapist?
About 6-7 years.
Name one reason why a person might see an OT
What is recovering from an injury, improving motor skills, learning to use adaptive tools, or gaining independence in daily activities?
This assistive tool helps people reach and clean themselves after using the bathroom when they have limited mobility.
What is a bottom wiper?
This is a portable seat often used by elderly people or those with mobility issues to make sitting and standing from the toilet easier.
What is a raised toilet seat?
Phalanges are another term for these
Occupational therapists use sensory activities to help people. Which of these is a sensory activity: A) Jumping on a trampoline, B) Reading a book, C) Sitting quietly?
A) Jumping on a trampoline (it provides sensory input to the body).