If you're new to working with patients post shoulder replacement, be sure to check out our comprehensive guide on everything to know here.
As an OT, you'll likely see patients with decreased fine motor skills. Here are the best functional fine motor coordination activities
Arthritis can be so debilitating to our clients because it is often not always the direct (or only!) reason we are seeing them. Occupational therapy
I am always looking for ideas to shake up my OT treatments and try to get creative with activity tolerance activities, because it is just NOT functional or
Afecta con mayor frecuencia a las mujeres, y existe el antecedente de actividad repetitiva sobre la mano o traumatismo sobre la región. El síntoma principal es el dolor, referido a nivel del estiloides radial (lado del pulgar de la muñeca) y también puede irradiarse hacia el antebrazo. Además relata impotencia funcional, y dolor que aumenta con el uso de la mano especialmente movimientos de muñeca y pulgar, especialmente al tomar objetos con fuerza o al girar la muñeca. La prueba de finkelstein es positiva,este signo clínico El tratamiento puede ser conservador o quirurgico. Estos son unos ejercicios para este padecimiento...
New to occupational therapy in the orthopedics setting? We've got you covered with all of the precautions here so you'll feel prepared!
Learn how OTPs should be using both a biomechanical frame of reference & occupation based techniques, to help our patients achieve their optimal outcomes.
Looking for the best splinting guide? The Orthotic Intervention for the Hand and Upper Extremity: Splinting Principles and Process is it!
Unilateral neglect is a common effect of strokes. It goes by many different names. Learn the current evidence-based OT interventions to help
Hand therapist Josh Albarado, OTR/L shares his go-to hand therapy interventions with protocols, treatment ideas and resources in this guide
When blood flow to certain regions of the brain is cut off from a stroke, that particular communication center no longer relays messages to corresponding parts of the body. So, as with all stroke issues, the problem begins in the brain but becomes aggravated by the weakening of the body part itself. The key to rehabili
As occupational therapists, hip precautions are essential to know, especially with how many patients requiring hip surgery we see. Hip precautions are
De Quervain’s Syndrome is the layman’s name for “tenosynovitis of the extensor pollicis brevis (EPB) and the abductor pollicis longus (APL) tendons”.
Let's dig into weight bearing precautions, explain some of the acronyms, explore interpretations, & application to OT intervention.
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Rotator cuff tears are one of the most common shoulder injuries. Avoid this injury with these specific flexibility and strength exercises.
Many stroke survivors experience shoulder problems after stroke. Practicing shoulder exercises for stroke patients can help relieve pain and improve movement and strength of the shoulder joint. These improvements can help survivors return to completing their daily activities comfortably and independently. Both physical and occupational therapists are able to treat shoulder impairments and can guide […]
I remember as a new grad occupational therapist, when I was first asked to provide a retrograde massage to a patient. I was so nervous!
Here is a quick tool to learn how to apply splints.
