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This is a article out of AJOT. It is about OT in the and how we can help people reach maximum potential in work environments. It goes through and gives examples of how this can be done. Best of all it is what we just covered today. I think it is very important we understand our role in this area. It is actually something I did not really think about until Teri explained it so well today. Also, everyone was very engaged in the the discussion and it makes it so easy to learn that way. Thanks.

This was interesting for me as I had typed many of these surgeries and knew the words, but had never seen it performed. It would probably be a good visual idea of what our patients have been through in order to better treat and sympathize with them.

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A computer software concept has been developed that will enable clinicians with no experience in Computer Aided Design (CAD) to design and make custom-made 3D printed wrist splints for rheumatoid arthritis sufferers. The 3D printed splints are not only more comfortable and attractive but potentially cheaper than the current ones that are 'ugly, bulky, and can make a patients arm sweat'.

What a great idea. So many things are being done/accomplished due to 3-D printing. I can only imagine what our future holds in the area.

This article talks about the social and economical impact of RA on our society. It speaks about things like accumulating medical bills combined with lost wages and its impact on the overall economy. I find this interesting because it shows how wide of an impact we can make in OT if we are to promote more and help bring a lot of these numbers down.

What caught my eye in this article was that the author says that 30% of the clients in the SNF she works in have contractures. She then goes on explain how we as therapists should be "declaring war on contractures". She recommends carrying around our goniometers with some alcohol swabs. How else are we going to document improvement, right? This is a great reminder to any new clinician starting out.

ideas for what our patients may need modified to adapt to thier enviroments.

This is a fairly cheap looking page but I like how it groups the different types of adaptive equipment by what ADL they are used in conjunction with.

Another store but this one sells products for home modifications to support aging in place. Great way to get an idea of the products available for our clients.

I wouldn't say that any of us feel "stuck", but I know we all start to feel stressed out towards the end of the semester. The author of this article, Joy Springer, gives some great attempts on ways to make it through. I needed to read the tips in this article, and I hope it helps some of you as well. We can do it, and we are here to support each other :)

This photo I found on pinterest helps describe the function of our brain when we are stressed. Also, below it promotes exercising while stressed because it can trigger a good stress response and produce good antibodies and norepinephrine. By using providing this to a patient with high levels of stress this can give them an idea of tx that can reduce.

This is a company that provides sexual surrogacy (the topic that Tyler brought up in our class) and resources for those with disabilities to explore and fulfill their sexual needs. This is obviously not a light topic of discussion and some may take offense with what this company offers, but it is a conversation that is worth discussing. Individuals with disabilities may have a harder time understanding and exploring their sexuality. Society has a tendency to desexualize those with disabilities because it is not a topic that most people are comfortable discussing and families/caregivers might even infantilize those that they care for because of their level of dependence.

This video gives a good demonstration of just a few ways to massage a scar. I had never heard of scar care before our hand lab with Carrie, and didn't know that OT had anything to do with it. Not all of us will get to be CHT, but we will all have patients with scars. Good information to tuck away for later.

Video showing how to massage a scar to soften it.

So I thought this would be beneficial for everyone because we were just discussing "burns" in lecture. This massaging technique would be good for a patient who has a localized burned, but could be used for a patient who has a massive portioned burned. I like how she explains what she is doing, and how it helps the healing process. This technique could be used for any type of scar tissue, so it is very universal in therapy.

Fantastic website that provides adaptive equipment for individuals with arthritis, products for caretakers, aids for daily living, and mobility aids. Great resource for our future clients, and their family members.

I feel this is a good article to keep in our portfolio of info! It addresses 5 moves to help with tightness or stiffness in the hip muscles! I know I am going to keep this just for my own personal use!

This article discusses how cell phone OVER usage lead to pain and soreness in our hand,wrist, and fingers. I know personally my right thumb hurts all the time and if I am on my phone a lot throughout the day it starts to have a small shake, I know the reason is from my phone. This article also has a video with some good information as well!

Useful tips on how to pick an appropriate purse that will improve our everyday body ergonomics. I intend to use this list when I pick a purse in the future.

This article mentions many things that we can do to protect our joints including tips for exercise and foods we should eat.

I know we don't get a lot of free time as students, but when I have free time I like to relax with a good movie. The AOTA made a list of 14 movies that have OT applications. Pretty cool way to relax, and incorporate what we are learning in class.

I am finding myself more interested in cardiopulmonary care as my grandma was in the hospital over 5 weeks and received NO occupational therapy. I think it would be beneficial to spread awareness that this is in fact within our scope of practice. This is a brief description of how OT can be involved as part of a treatment team within a hospital. It is just one example of how and who all is involved in care of cardiac/lung patients at a hospital.

I wanted to share this activity I came across. I was actually looking for something like this for an activity for one of our projects last semester but never found one I liked well enough so I just made it up. This is a lot like what I made for the activity, I wanted to make an activity pertaining to putting because my grandfather loved to play golf and is now unable and I thought that would be something neat he would enjoy and relate to in treatment. I wanted to share because I feel like this will be a good activity to have if you are working with someone like my grandfather who played golf everyday of his life for over 30 years. :)