As occupational therapists, addressing activities of daily living, or ADLs, is often our bread and butter. It’s easy to see that things like being able to take a shower, getting dressed in the morning, or even just feeding yourself are integral to living a fulfilling life. Anyone who has experienced difficulty in these areas knows […]
When you’re in the process of becoming an occupational therapist, you will probably hear a lot about how in demand OTs are. Based on the numbers, OTs are in demand, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, which states job growth is expected to increase 17% from 2020 through 2030, which they note to […]
How many times have you wished your job had pre-printed, free home exercise program handouts? If you aren’t one of the lucky OT practitioners that has easy to access HEP handouts, this list is for you! There are overwhelming amounts of search results on Google that may or may not even be relevant to you, […]
When you’re new to working with patients affected by acquired or traumatic brain injuries, it can be challenging, exciting, and even stressful as an OT student or new occupational therapy practitioner. This is especially true if you have not been exposed to such a patient or any cognitive interventions for traumatic brain injury. The purpose […]
Before We Get into Interventions, What is Activity Tolerance? When we think about activity tolerance in relation to occupational therapy, we are referring to tolerance related to a person’s typical activities of daily living. Therefore, in this instance, activity tolerance is an individual’s ability to tolerate completing their activities of daily living. Activity tolerance can […]
If you’re an occupational therapy practitioner or student searching for occupation-based dynamic balance interventions for your adult rehab patients, then this article is just for you! Occupation-based interventions are not only our bread and butter, but they also can help differentiate us from physical therapy. It can be way too easy to accidentally do the […]
If you’re looking for functional, occupation-based standing tolerance activities to use in your adult rehab practice, we’ve got you covered! I’ve compiled a list of my favorite occupation-based treatment ideas for when you’re looking to keep your standing tolerance interventions related to your patients’ daily occupations and their current therapy goals. These standing tolerance activities […]