Preparatory and musculoskeletal interventions were examined being used more than functional activities in this article, but further research is required to determine the best interventions for stroke rehabilitation.
Our responsibility as future health care professionals includes sharing knowledge and resources with other professionals; this exert highlights the importance of this responsibility within a changing healthcare market.
A great resource to differentiate between the various types of clinical reasoning we may use at future OT practitioners! The website also covers FOR's, the OT process, and more!
The various settings that an OT practitioner can work in vary greatly- this article examines the difference in clinical reasoning and interventions based on settings.
This article examines OTs following the principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice, and finds that the participants were not following these as much as they should be. The topic of ethics is something we as future OTs need to keep at the forefront of our minds when we being practicing.
While OT does not affect whether or not patients have surgery, we must understand treatment once a patient has a surgery like carpal tunnel release. Splinting can produce more effective outcomes after a patient has received the surgery, and is more effective than other conservative options.
Occupational therapists have a special skill set that can dramatically improve quality of life and functioning for individuals with low vision; techniques to use residual vision and environmental modifications are some examples of these interventions OT can provide.
Practical use of standardized outcome measures vs. informal observation - what we as future OT's need to know about outcome measurements with patients.
Check out this page for certifications we can get once we get our degrees! This is such a great resource for anyone looking to take the next steps for specific certifications
Something that we may not focus on with our patients is community mobility, but this article highlights the importance of mobility with engagement in occupations. "Occupational therapy practitioners provide a critical and essential combination of skills and abilities to support individuals' driving and community mobility and thus to expand or maintain their engagement in community activities and their quality of life."
Davis, E. S., Stav, W. B., Womack, J., & Kannenberg, K. (2016). Driving and community mobility. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 70, [64S112]. DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2010.64S112
Here is another article supporting OT for patients with Parkinson's, with a focus on the fact that interventions should be individualized and client-centered.
A RCT to examine efficacy of OT with patients with Parkinson's; the study used self-perceived performance to measure functional outcomes following OT intervention and found that individualized home health OT with these patients increased self-perceived performance.
https://ajot.aota.org/Article.aspx?articleid=1865856