Who can benefit from occupational therapy (OT)?
ANSWER
OT helps you adapt if pain, injury, illness, or disability prevents you from carrying on with your daily activities. Just about anyone who has trouble handling tasks may need it. Ask your doctor if OT might help if you have:
It can also help kids with birth defects, ADHD, juvenile arthritis, autism, or severe injuries or burns.
- Arthritis and chronic pain
- Stroke
- Brain injury
- Joint replacement
- Spinal cord injury
- Low vision
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Poor balance
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Multiple sclerosis
- Cerebral palsy
- Mental health or behavior issues
From: What Is Occupational Therapy? WebMD Medical Reference
Reviewed by Tyler Wheeler on July 07, 2019
SOURCES:
American Occupational Therapy Association.
ExploreHealthCareers.org: “Occupational Therapist.”
American College of Rheumatology: “The Role of the Occupational Therapist in the Management of Rheumatic Disease.”
KidsHealth.org, Nemours Foundation: “Occupational Therapy.”
Ithaca College: “What Is Occupational Therapy?”
SOURCES:
American Occupational Therapy Association.
ExploreHealthCareers.org: “Occupational Therapist.”
American College of Rheumatology: “The Role of the Occupational Therapist in the Management of Rheumatic Disease.”
KidsHealth.org, Nemours Foundation: “Occupational Therapy.”
Ithaca College: “What Is Occupational Therapy?”
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