RSCC Occupational Therapy Assistant Program

This video provides great information about falling. Also, ways in which we can modify the home in order to prevent falling. It provides info on age ranges in which falling increases and signs of fear of falling.

This video explains the need for OT after surgery and how it will benefit. Also, provides information on way to help when you get released to go home.

This video gives you info on a driving simulator. I would love to do this with a patient who desires to drive. I feel this would be extremely helpful to test someone skills before taking them out on the road.

This video is awesome!!! this is a rap that explains the diversity of OT and who we treat

Burn visual 1st-3rd degree differences

This article talks about ways OT can cover joint protection by doing the following: Respect pain. Pain that lasts more than 2 hours indicates joint damage. Fear of pain results in inactivity and loss of motion and strength. Disregard for pain results in joint damage and pain. Maintain muscle strength and joint range of motion Achieve full range of each joint

This looked like a good visual aid representing OTs role in oncology care.

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 video is performed by a PT, but she gives good example of how to conserve energy with daily tasks

This video describes a little about OT and how it works with oncology.

This is a video of a guy and his recovery after a severe burn. This shows his occupational performance and some adaptive ways his performs ADLs and IADLs

This video explains a variety of setting to use with ultrasound. I know there were some questions in lab about this

This is a video about fluidotherapy. This video provides info on contraindications, and precautions. Also, how it works.

This is a short, humorous video about the Wilbarger Deep Pressure and Proprioceptive Technique.

Bear with me on the title and intention of this article. There are a lot if implications here for the future of OT as well. These are exciting times we are living in.

Study on apitherapy in treatment for MS. It has been reported that bee venom therapy has increased stability, as well as reduce fatigue and spasticity for people with MS.

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.

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.