RSCC Occupational Therapy Assistant Program

This is an informational video on using a dynamometer.

This website describes the precautions set by the CDC to help with infection control. It also has a diagram with pictures to inform you when certain precautions should be taken.

Here is some information on the Nine-Hole Peg Test.

Visual Learner alert! Here is a great video demonstrating the box and blocks test with an actual pt. I loved watching this particular video because the pt is funny and gives the therapist a hard time(which will happen in real life!). If you like to watch videos of the tests we are learning watch this one!

This is a video on one of the assessments we will be doing next week to test hand coordination.

This video provides some explanation about the physiology behind how a TENS unit can relieve pain.

This is a video that describes how to build a home made TENS unit. It does seem a little complicated but if you know what the parts are this may be fairly simple.

This website describes a new piece of technology that helps with the recovery of burn victims. Researchers have found a way to use skin from an undamaged area, place it in a tube with an enzyme and spray the solution in the tube over the burn area to heal the site in a way that is much less painful than having a skin graph. this process can be a better option than a traditional skin graph because it takes less time for the patient to heal from, it can cover a larger portion of damaged skin from a smaller portion of undamaged skin, and the solution takes very little time to prepare.

This is an article on assistive technology devices and OT! The goal of occupational therapy is to enhance or enable meaningful participation in the occupations (activities) important to the clients served. Therefore, technology is a component of providing occupational therapy services across practice arenas.

Discussion on sexual function for people with a spinal cord injury. The amount of feeling and function can vary drastically depending on the level and severity of the injury to the spinal cord

Kim Treanor, an occupational therapist at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, shares advice and tips for anyone experiencing cancer-related fatigue

Outlining the role of OT in after cancer care

Here is a short You Tube video on infection control in the hospital. It gives some scenarios and ways to handle the situations.

Visual aid showing several different tubes attached to a patient, what they are called, and where they are located.

Video made by the CDC about infection control and saving lives

Information related to hand washing and breaking the cycle of infectious agents

This is an article written by an OT on what she has seen in the clinic when working with people who need to be motivated.

For those that love creative therapy ideas, this is the website for you! I looked through the different items they have to offer and was able to get so many ideas. This is a great resource for a COTA working in a school setting.

This is a good informational video on FIM scores.

this was a good instructional video for taking a clients blood pressure. I found it interesting that the stethoscope actually has an off position that you need to be aware of, I did not realize that.

This is a really good video on how to take blood pressure. If you need to brush up on it, I would advice viewing this. It is a good one to reference back to if you don't take blood pressure often and need a review.

We talked so much about this in class! This interprofessional team got together to make this house a home by helping them with aging in place!