Occupational therapy ASSIST/SUPPORT patient/client to learn or improve skills needed to perform an occupation.
An Occupation could include any thing from brushing teeth ,making bed,bathing toileting , going to office ,school related tasks .
Occupational therapist works with all types of age group that is children ,adult and elderly population.
Occupational therapist first completes an evaluation of task or Occupation to develop impression of impeding problem.After identifying the problem OT starts with specific treatment for the problem taking client from being unable to able.
Problem in performing any occupation/task could be cause either by sensory issue,motor difficulty,perception ,cognition and so on.
Occupational therapist have specialization that is pediatric occupational therapist,Neuro occupational therapist,Orthopedic,Geriatric, Oncologist and so on.
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