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Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists are rehabilitation care professionals who work to restore or improve physical abilities, promote behavioral changes, adapt surroundings, and teach new skills; the goal is to have the individual achieve her or his best physical and/or mental functioning in daily life tasks.
Occupational therapy practitioners help people adapt to a variety of challenges:
- Developmental disabilities
- Learning disabilities
- Job-related injuries
- Neurological problems
- Orthopedic injuries
- Birth defects
- Stroke
- Psychosocial disorders
- Chemical dependency
- Age-related disorders
They help with:
- Impaired physical functioning which hampers the ability to perform life tasks
- Psychosocial problems which hamper the ability to function in daily life
- Special needs which require modification of the physical environment and/or use of specialized equipment and technologies (e.g., changes in the home or job site for a person in a wheelchair)
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