Finding new ways of helping injured workers return to jobs. Occupational Therapy?
by Bryan Alary Doug Gross (right) and his UAlberta research team developed an interview-based test to ensure injured workers are ready to return to the job. The test is as effective as physical assessments, without the risk of painful flare-ups. Credit: Richard Siemens A University of Alberta research team has designed a new approach to […]
Occupational Therapy needed to offset mother’s stress levels
by Hamish Hastie “Our real interest in the study was that family centre practices are taking the pathway of teaching mothers and parents to be self-advocates, to fight for services,” Dr Joosten says. Credit: Smithereen11 (Medical Xpress)—A lack of collaborative support for the mothers of children with autism reaching school age is causing them high […]
High-tech peg measures palsy patients’ dexterity (w/ Video); occupational therapist
Rice University student Sonia Garcia works with Brandon Sierra, a patient at Shriners Hospital for Children, to test the DeXcellence device. Garcia is part of a team of senior engineering students that built the device to measure the …more (Medical Xpress)—It looks like a game board and many of its users will find it […]
Greater occupational therapy emphasis needed for palliative care patients
The researchers note only 1.6 per cent of OTs in Australia work in palliative care, compared to 8 to 12 per cent in Canada, with a ratio of one OT per 875 people in WA. Credit: Henry Rabinowitz Local researchers are calling for a greater role for Occupational Therapists (OTs) in end-of-life palliative care in […]
Occupational Therapy helps prevent depression from age-related vision loss
An occupational therapist at Thomas Jefferson University works with a patient who has low vision. Credit: Thomas Jefferson University Depression is a common risk for people who have lost their vision from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but a new study shows that a type of rehabilitation therapy can cut this risk in half. The study […]