This is a brief informational from the AOTA on the role and job of OT in the oncology department.

For anyone wanting to increase their knowledge of hand musculature this is a awesome interactive muscle guide. Also, I ll leave this mnemonic here for intrinsic muscle memorization, "All For One And One For All" google for clues :)

Brief article on limb amputation, how it done, wound care and post op rehabilitation. Its very brief and general but informative all the same.

This is a nice little pdf on wheelchair position techniques and recommendations for making clients as comfortable as possible while in their chair.

This is an excellent article detailing OT's involvement in the treatment of burns. Different settings and invention techniques are outlined. Great resource for anyone working with burns.

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.

This power point presentation was done from a pta perspective on bed mobility so there are some slight differences compared to how we learned but this is very cool to see being done again.

This one is for the kiddos! This is just a store page that is selling products so its not the most informative but I do think this is a great way to get a visual idea of the various types of adaptive equipment that can be used in a pediatric setting.

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.

This is just a brief fact sheet from the AOTA on UE amputations and OTs role in the treatment of clients living with one. There is statistical information regarding amputations, how OT can help, and OTs specific role in the treatment.

This page links to 5 different companies competing to develop technology specifically for the purpose of supporting clients aging in place.

This article from the CAOT describes OT position on assistive tech, recommendations, and some background on the equipment.

Another video that shows some really amazing pieces of equipment that will help with many different types of transfers. If you have a crappy back like me this will be of interest to you.

This video is from a marketing demonstration of a new type of wheelchair that can allow clients with a LE manual muscle grade of 0 to be able to self propel themselves from a standing position. While not a solve all, it certainly has some interesting implications.

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.

This is a marketing page for an orthotic manufacturing company and displays their many products and services but what I really like about the company is their specializing in military veterans with disabilities resulting from combat related injuries.

This is a cool site over all but this page is about parasthesia, causes interventions and symptoms. What is cool about this site is everything is hyperlinked so information is easily accessible on any terms.

This page details a number of custom hand orthotic devices and what conditions they treat and their purposes.

This website has many different conditions that may affect clients sexual function. It highlights OT's involvement in these various conditions.

This is an article from the aota page on OT involvement in sexuality. It has a good section on OT interventions.