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Fun with Adult Beverages
100
This occupation, often overlooked in rehab, is supported by OT to promote exploration, identity, and joy.
What is play or leisure?
100
This adaptive tool helps with safety during liquid swallow.
What is a nose cup?
100
This bone forms the forehead and part of the eye socket.
What is the frontal bone?
100
This muscle flexes your elbow so you can raise a cold beer to your mouth?
What is the biceps brachii?
200
Unlike PT, OT often addresses this type of skill, such as dressing, grooming, or meal prep.
What are activities of daily living (ADLs)?
200
This adaptive tool supports dressing skills.
What is a dressing stick.
200
This muscle is the prime mover in hip extension during walking.
What is the gluteus maximus?
200
This shoulder muscle stabilizes your arm as you toast your friends.
What is the deltoid?
300
OT practitioners use this type of assessment to evaluate how a person performs in their home, school, or work environment.
What is a functional or occupation-based assessment?
300
This adaptive device supports handwriting skills.
What is the writing claw?
300
This long bone connects the shoulder to the elbow?
What is the humerus?
300
This core muscle keeps you upright while sitting at the bar.
What is the rectus abdominas?
400
While SLPs focus on communication, OTs might address this sensory-related issue that affects classroom participation
What is sensory modulation or sensory processing?
400
This adaptive device supports completion of tasks.
What is a visual task schedule?
400
This muscle is responsible for dorsiflexion of the ankle and is commonly strained in runners.
What is the tibialis anterior?
400
This postural control skill helps you maintain balance while putting on pants.
What is single-leg stance or dynamic balance?
500
OT is the only allied health profession that explicitly links this concept — the doing of life — to health and well-being.
What is occupation?
500
This equipment is used to support oral sensory seeking.
What is chewelry?
500
This bone is the only one in the body that does not articulate with any other bone?
What is the hyoid bone?
500
This precise grip pattern, involving thumb pad to lateral side of the index finger, is essential for popping the cap off your favorite bottled drink.
What is lateral pinch?