RSCC Occupational Therapy Assistant Program

This site shares education on the treatment of leg edema or swelling, also called peripheral edema, and is a common problem especially among the elderly.

Cryoablation treatment for phantom pain.

Here's a site which offers CE's some are free while others you will have to pay for.

NAHB: Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist Houses for Living. Homes for Life. American's are getting older - 88 million people will be over 60 within the next 15 years according to AARP, which also reports that 83% of middle-aged Americans wish to live in their homes indefinitely rather than an assisted living facility.

The objectives of rehabilitation after an individual has sustained an acute spinal cord injury (SCI) include maximizing the patient's medical, functional, and psychosocial outcomes. Functional outcomes are strongly associated with the neurological level of the individual's SCI.

It's a nursing site but contains great information about the proper way to perform peri care, also gives insight to proper etiquette.

This really helped me prepare for Splinting lab, and gave concise tips for the process. Carrie said a lot of the same things, but I like how this is put together.

This article provides a quick fact list about helpful tips when forming a splint. This will be a handy resource if working in an orthopedic setting.

How cool are these bean bags?? They would be great to use in a classroom during story time, or at home while the child is watching a movie. The bean bags look very comfortable, and they provide the deep pressure children with ASD and SPD crave.

Another article discussing the importance of OT in burn recovery. It's shorter than others I found and discusses a few different areas.

When we first started talking about how OT can help burn patients I did not see how we could help. This unit, as well as this article, helped me to see how important OT can be to burn survivors. Hand therapy, splinting, self-care retraining, face and neck stretching, wound care, scar massage and functional improvement are all things we can help with. In addition, helping them get back to their roles in the community.

I found this link to take you to courses that provide education on splint formation. I know that I could definitely use some extra practice, maybe in the future I will look into getting some extra training to make me feel more competent and prepared.

Employment law concerns are endless and extremely encompassing in our American workforce. With the exception of those entrepreneurial few, most OTs work for a company or some legal entity, and like other employees in our society, OTs may encounter employment issues when joining a therapy practice, group or company.

I found this video to be fascinating! This LE amputee built a prosthesis out of legos. I know this is not very educational, however, it amazes me that anything Is possible with the correct mind set.

This is a neat video that shows proper placements of kinesio tape when treating a rotary cuff injury. We use kinesio tape in the doctors office I work in. I thought this was so cool because I know several of us are interested in a variety of modalities.

Here is a video about measuring ROM in the joints of the hand. We covered this a lot in Carrie's class and I thought this would be a good source to come back to for the future. This video breaks the MCP, PIP, DIP joints down

This is an image that really describes what OT can offer an oncology patient.

I printed this document off for my resources after graduations. This is a great document because it list the hip precautions and also exercises for strengthening after a hip surgery. I want to work in a geriatrics setting so I feel this will come in handy in the future.

This is a quick visual you could provide a patient with hip precautions. It provides a good example of what not to do.

Clever way to remember the levels of the brachial plexus :)

This is a great example of the moberg pick up test we do in lab.

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.