RSCC Occupational Therapy Assistant Program

I feel this gives a good overview of some of the things that we addressed in class which could be helpful to us and our patients.

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

This article talks about the different types of arthritis as well as the causes, symptoms, and treatments.

How to relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and help preserve joint structure and function for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

You can still accomplish your goals. This is proof!!!!

Our diets are important in our lifestyle. This article shows (a slide show) the foods that can aggravate arthritis.

Food Choices will not act as a panacea for arthritis, but they can have a positive or negative effect on the condition. This article lists 10 foods that help and hurt someone with arthritis.

Mayo Clinic answers just about everything you ever wanted about osteoarthritis

This article provides the basic information of this condition including on recognizing symptoms, staying active, and possible treatments for the condtion.

This site provides a virtual library that addresses questions about rheumatoid arthritis. Just click on the different sections and get info on things like preparing for your appointment and questions to ask.

This site offers images of this condition with enlargements available. As always pictures are worth a thousand words.

This type of arthritis affect the joint of the base of the thumb. This joint tends to wear out and is prone to arthritis early on as we age. There are pictures and the article covers surgeries and other treatments. It often affects those with OA.

This site by the Mayo Clinic offers an easy guide for treatments choices and available medications along with the possible side effects.

This information indicates that arthritis is the #1 cause of disability in the US. It explores possible alternative therapies including medication, massage, heat and cold, working with your physician, and social support.

Videos with people and their experience with OT for RA

managing and preventing arthritis techniques

Are you in the Living Zone or in the Unfortunately, many of us have found ourselves living in the Tolerance Zone - tolerating our limited strength and mobility. We've given up fighting the battle and have come to accept our current limitations as inevitable.

Because rotator cuff repairs can be extremely complex, rehabilitation is often extensive, lasting three to six months. To rehabilitate patients, occupational therapists use activities that mirror the demands of the patients' occupations -- unlike physiotherapists, who use exercises as the primary means of rehabilitation. However, occupational thera...

Because rotator cuff repairs can be extremely complex, rehabilitation is often extensive, lasting three to six months. To rehabilitate patients, occupational therapists use activities that mirror the demands of the patients' occupations -- unlike physiotherapists, who use exercises as the primary means of rehabilitation. However, occupational...

This article provides information on some preparatory exercises you can do with a client who has had a rotator cuff injury.

I chose this because I often wake with the pain and numbness from sleeping with extremely flexed arms.

I tore this a few years back after falling on an outstretched arm. Here is a list of risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.