Definition
These are the activities people of all ages need and want to do, things like making meals, dressing, managing medications, driving, going to school or work, playing, or caring for family members
what is occupations?
A condition that involves the swelling and tenderness of joints, resulting in pain and stiffness.
What is Arthritis?
In this setting, OTs work with students who need support to develop skills needed to successfully participate in their education and academic environment.
What is a school?
This adaptive equipment help you put your sock on without bending over and it has a long cords to pull on with ease
Sock Aid
In what year was OT first found?
Occupational therapy was first founded by 3 men and 3 women in 1917.
Occupational therapy was originally used with mentally ill and disabled patients to improve basic activities of daily living (ADLs), but following WWI and WWII, occupational therapy was used to treat wounded soldiers and regain their level of funtioning, further substantiating its importance in the medical world. Occupational therapy has continued to evolve ever since and has expanded to more service lines and settings than ever before.
A healthcare term that refers to individual everyday self-care activities. They can include getting out of bed, going to the restroom, taking a bath, dressing, eating, and grooming among many others.
What are activities of daily living (ADLS)?
A mood disorder characterized by persistent sadness and a lack of interest to participate in daily activities.
What is Depression?
In this setting, OTs focus on helping to medically stabilize patients, evaluate their function, and create discharge plans
What is a hospital?
This is a safety device used to help a person maintain balance and decrease fatigue while standing. They are also used in case of a slip or fall and are commonly seen in the bathroom.
Grab bars
Occupational therapists are trained to work with a variety of diagnoses including traumatic brain injuries, autism spectrum disorder, stroke, cerebral palsy, burns, fractures, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic impairments, sensory processing disorders, developmental delays and more.
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Activities related to developing, managing, and maintaining health and wellness routines, including self-management, with the goal of improving or maintaining health to support participation in other occupations
What is health management?
Not a specific disease but is rather a general term for the impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interferes with the ability to do everyday activities.
What is Dementia?
In this setting, OTs interventions focus on recovery, participation in daily activities, adaptive equipment training, compensatory techniques, and environmental modifications.
What is a skilled nursing facility/rehab?
What is a Universal Cuff ?
this is designed to give a persons limited grip or dexterity controlled used of items such as eating, brushing teeth or holding a pencil/pen or any small items
What degree do you need to become an OT?
To become an OT, you must earn your Master’s degree from an accredited school and pass the national board exam.
The action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training, therapy, or education. Uses a set of interventions designed to optimize functioning and reduce disability in individuals with certain health conditions in interaction with their environment
What is rehabilitation?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs.
What is COPD?
In this setting, patients come into the office for scheduled visits based on the physician's prescription and therapist's recommendations. They work on strength and conditioning to achieve a level of functionality prior to the injury. Occupational therapy in this setting is either used post-surgery or as a surgical alternative.
Outpatient clinic
A type of mobility device that has 4 wheels, handlebars, and a built-in seat.
What is a rollator?
How many areas of occupation do OTs train?
9 areas:
ADLs, IADLs , Health management, Education, Work Leisure, Sleep/Rest, Play, Social Participation
The therapeutic use of everyday life occupations for the purpose of enhancing or enabling participation. Services provided are for habilitation, rehabilitation, and promotion of health and wellness for clients with disability- and non–disability-related needs.
What is occupational therapy?
Cerebrovascular accident, when blood flow to a part of the brain is stopped by either a blockage or the rupture of a blood vessel causing a lack of oxygen to that part of the brain.
What is CVA/stroke?
OT can be found in a low vision center.
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Name 3 types of adaptive equipment that can be used to help with dressing/taking on and off your clothes.
dressing stick
reacher
shoe horn
button hook
leg lift
What month is Occupational Therapy month.
April