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3 unusual facts about Occupational therapy


Occupational therapy

100 BCE, Greek physician Asclepiades initiated humane treatment of patients with mental illness using therapeutic baths, massage, exercise, and music.

Rheumatology

Occupational therapy can help patients finding alternative ways for common movements which would otherwise be restricted by their disease.

Walnut Street Jail

There was little regard for their physical well-being, nor were there any attempts to rehabilitate them.


Neurodevelopmental framework for learning

It is similar to other neuropsychological frameworks, including Alexander Luria's cultural-historical psychology and psychological activity theory, but also draws from disciplines such as speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, and physical therapy.


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Eleanor Clarke Slagle

It was while working at the Kankakee State Hospital in Illinois that she became inspired to work in occupational therapy.

Evidence-based practice

In recent years, EBP has been stressed by professional organizations such as the American Psychological Association, the American Occupational Therapy Association, the American Nurses Association, and the American Physical Therapy Association, which have also strongly recommended their members to carry out investigations to provide evidence supporting or rejecting the use of specific interventions.

Lourdes Health System

Rehabilitation: The Lourdes Regional Rehabilitation Center is a “hospital within a hospital” and offers inpatient and outpatient physical, occupational therapy and speech therapy.

Murray State College

Associate of Applied Science Degree - includes academic programs in Applied Technology, Business Management, Computer Science and Information Systems, Engineering, Gunsmithing, Registered Nurse Program, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapy Assistant and Veterinary Technology.

Physical therapy education

McGill University's School of Physical and Occupational Therapy and the Université Laval both offer the Bachelor of Physical Therapy at the undergraduate level and the Master of Physical Therapy at the graduate level.