A highly trained and licensed healthcare professional specializing in occupational therapy, dedicated to helping individuals overcome challenges and enhance their quality of life.
A holistic and client-centered healthcare profession focused on helping individuals achieve independence in their daily activities, or occupations.
Fundamental self-care tasks, including bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, and toileting, crucial for independent living.
Complex daily tasks such as cooking, cleaning, managing finances, and transportation that contribute to functional independence.
The process of organizing and interpreting sensory information from the environment to create meaningful responses, crucial for motor and cognitive functions.
Customized tools and devices designed to facilitate independence in daily activities for individuals with physical or cognitive challenges.
Categories encompassing activities that occupy an individual’s time, including self-care, productivity, and leisure.
An intervention focusing on improving motor function in individuals with limb weakness or paralysis by restricting the use of the unaffected limb.
Therapeutic interventions targeting the rehabilitation of individuals with neurological conditions, such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, or Parkinson’s disease.
The science of designing workspaces and equipment to optimize efficiency and reduce the risk of injury, a critical consideration for occupational therapists.
Techniques and interventions employed by occupational therapists, including heat, cold, ultrasound, and electrical stimulation, to promote healing and recovery.
An assessment measuring an individual’s ability to perform work-related tasks, often used in vocational rehabilitation.