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What is occupational therapy?

Medically reviewed by Forest Miller, OTR/L Key Takeaways Occupational therapy helps people do everyday tasks on their own. It ...
Occupational Therapists (OTs) work with patients suffering from injury or illness to help them recover so that they can maintain the skills needed for daily living and working. OTs do this through the ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who performed home-based exercises as a conservative treatment for full-thickness rotator cuff tears ...
As a rheumatologist, I see patients seeking a diagnosis and treatment for a common ailment, arthritis. Although medication can reduce pain and inflammation, and prevent disease progression, many ...
Gentle range of motion exercises can help people with ALS maintain flexibility, ease stiffness, and support comfort in daily movement.
When Tosha Tharp-Gaitanis incorporated the family pet, a French bulldog named Zoe, to help liven up the occupational therapy exercises prescribed for her son, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, it made a ...