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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 190475" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>easy child is an Occupational Therapist. Since graduating she has worked mostly in the hospital field, with injury recovery and geriatric patients. Her main tasks have been to meet with clients to assess things like their range of movement, their strength, their environment at home to see what sort of aids might need to be provided. Things like grab rails in the bathroom, special toilet seats to help someone get on or off; making sure that safety issues like floor mats etc are all considered. She also ensures that supports are in place in all areas of a person's life. </p><p></p><p>I've used Occupational Therapists for me, when assessing how I could better manage basic self-care and household tasks such as gadgets to make it easier to prepare food, to turn on taps etc. My kids have been assessed by OTs to determine the degree of problem with handwriting and also what alternative supports could be used to facilitate their written communication. There are many ways they work - with the kids, they've looked at the range of mobility (including excess mobility due to joints being too flexible), the quality (or lack of) in handwriting andalso their typing ability and speed.</p><p></p><p>There are many areas where an Occupational Therapist (OT) can help. A physiotherapist might work with someone to improve their strength or to build up their range of movement - an Occupational Therapist (OT) helps a person interact with their environment more effectively, where they are now. I know my daughter has done a lot of work with splints (and we've talked to her about getting things like ring splints for difficult child 3 for his hypermobility) but when it comes to things like crutches, that is a physiotherapist's area.</p><p></p><p>A good therapist (in a number of fields) often can do more within their field than you might realise. A lot of people don't realise that a Speech Therapist, for example, does more than help someone speak clearly - they also help with any aspect to do with language (as distinct form speech) and communication in general. They are even the people to call to help someone who is having difficulty swallowing after a stroke, for example.</p><p></p><p>I hope that helps.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 190475, member: 1991"] easy child is an Occupational Therapist. Since graduating she has worked mostly in the hospital field, with injury recovery and geriatric patients. Her main tasks have been to meet with clients to assess things like their range of movement, their strength, their environment at home to see what sort of aids might need to be provided. Things like grab rails in the bathroom, special toilet seats to help someone get on or off; making sure that safety issues like floor mats etc are all considered. She also ensures that supports are in place in all areas of a person's life. I've used Occupational Therapists for me, when assessing how I could better manage basic self-care and household tasks such as gadgets to make it easier to prepare food, to turn on taps etc. My kids have been assessed by OTs to determine the degree of problem with handwriting and also what alternative supports could be used to facilitate their written communication. There are many ways they work - with the kids, they've looked at the range of mobility (including excess mobility due to joints being too flexible), the quality (or lack of) in handwriting andalso their typing ability and speed. There are many areas where an Occupational Therapist (OT) can help. A physiotherapist might work with someone to improve their strength or to build up their range of movement - an Occupational Therapist (OT) helps a person interact with their environment more effectively, where they are now. I know my daughter has done a lot of work with splints (and we've talked to her about getting things like ring splints for difficult child 3 for his hypermobility) but when it comes to things like crutches, that is a physiotherapist's area. A good therapist (in a number of fields) often can do more within their field than you might realise. A lot of people don't realise that a Speech Therapist, for example, does more than help someone speak clearly - they also help with any aspect to do with language (as distinct form speech) and communication in general. They are even the people to call to help someone who is having difficulty swallowing after a stroke, for example. I hope that helps. Marg [/QUOTE]
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