The Info My GPS is an Ideal Spouse | Health News

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driving, meaningful tasks make OT personal

I am taking a road trip to present at an OT conference so I am getting ready to use my GPS.  I need a GPS because this trip requires me to u...

The Info OT Fails with Stroke Survivors in Care-Homes | Health News

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health care system, meaningful tasks make OT personal

Professor Sackley who teaches PT at the University of East Anglia in England conducted a study that provided 2500 hours of OT to 1042 stroke...

The Info Starting or Shutting Down Conversations | Health News

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frustration, meaningful tasks make OT personal

When an oncologist (cancer specialist) says "this drug has a 70% chance of working" clients have hope as long as they do not thin...

The Info Does Reaching a Plateau Really Happen? | Health News

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brain plasticity, depression, meaningful tasks make OT personal

Regaining a skill 11 years after my stroke made me wonder why I believed in plateaus when I was an OT.  Here are four factors that changed m...

The Info Part of OT is Hidden | Health News

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depression, meaningful tasks make OT personal

Some people think OTs are the dressing or handwriting guys.  Yet OT's official slogan is Living Life to Its Fullest (R).   The disparity...

The Info Fitting Into Cracks Can Be Painful | Health News

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advanced ADLs, frustration, meaningful tasks make OT personal

I learned everyone has deficits when I took a course to become certified to administer tests for Sensory Integration.  My lab partner was in...

The Info Pictures Can Explain What OTs Are Doing | Health News

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basic ADLs, language skills, meaningful tasks make OT personal

Aphasia  is the inability to understand the spoken word and/or to express oneself verbally.  It is easy for PTs to communicate with aphasic ...

The Info Happiness is Biochemical | Health News

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depression, meaningful tasks make OT personal

"Your brain is like Velcro for negative experiences and like Teflon for positive ones," says Rick Hanson (1, p. 41).  When we brie...

The Info A Good Quality of Life is Complicated | Health News

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health care system, meaningful tasks make OT personal

Rehabilitation for stroke survivors focuses on physical recovery and functional skills like dressing.  Yet physical and functional abilities...

The Info Not Making Exercise Personal = Non-compliance | Health News

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meaningful tasks make OT personal

Even though I am an OT I stop doing a home exercise if I do not see what I hope to get from it. I think non-compliance is more likely when e...

The Info Driven By Vanity | Health News

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basic ADLs, frustration, meaningful tasks make OT personal

  I didn't think I was vain, but I refuse to wear elastic shoelaces that only come in black, brown, and white.  I also refuse to wear sh...

The Info Walking in a Barren Environment | Health News

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brain plasticity, disuse, fall prevention, hemiplegic leg, meaningful tasks make OT personal, rehearsal turns back the clock

All my PTs work in a barren environment that doesn't make them aware of the cognitive demands I have to deal with while walking.  In-pat...

The Info Does Compensation Make You Sad? | Health News

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advanced ADLs, depression, meaningful tasks make OT personal

When I was an OT compensation made me sad. It meant my client's recovery had plateaued or the insurance company wouldn't give me the...

The Info I Can't Believe I'm Garderning Again | Health News

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advanced ADLs, hemiplegic hand, meaningful tasks make OT personal

I was never interested in plants when I was a child.  When my mother talked to her plants I used to laugh at her.  Then I decided to plant a...

The Info Shopping Is Supposed to Be Fun | Health News

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advanced ADLs, meaningful tasks make OT personal

Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Mercury line up every 50 to 100 years.  This rare celestial event will happen before I go digging through my purse...

The Info Angels Who Kick Butt | Health News

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caregivers, depression, meaningful tasks make OT personal

It's been eight years since my stroke so I had to read Marcelle's post called The Laws of Contraction to recall how reluctant I fel...