PHYSICAL REHABILITATION OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
This is my 4th week of exploring specializations of occupational therapy for our open blog assignments. The final specialization I will research is physical rehabilitation. Occupational therapists in this field work with patients who suffer from physical disabilities due to illness, injury, or disability. They provide their patients with treatments and/or instructions to help them relearn to do daily tasks, or be able to return to their workplace. Someone who wishes to work in this field should take classes such as kinesiology courses, and courses on physical disabilities and rehabilitation. Each specialized field within occupational therapy may require special equipment and devices, and requires a therapist with an open mind that can come up with new gadgets and new ways to use the devices to help their patient. Though each area requires different areas of learning and somewhat different mindsets, each area is trying to reach the same goal: To help their patient live the healthiest and most independent life possible.
WORKS CITED
"Overview of Occupational Therapy Specializations." Education Portal. n.p., n.d, Web. 11 February 2013.
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