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Music Therapy: Application for persons young and old assistive technology communication depression goals music therapy pain rehabilitation spasticity therapy approach Jan 20, 2023

Music therapy has gained traction in medical fields in recent years. As an Occupational Therapist I mostly hear about music therapy in connection with paediatric rehabilitation and child development, or about the use of music with older adults within care facilities or day centres. Some...

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10 Tips for Chronic Pain activity activity analysis assistive technology balance chronic conditions chronic pain depression education exercise goals lifestyle occupational therapy pacing pain posture self-care visual analogue scales Aug 08, 2022

Pain can be exhausting and intense.

When we are in pain everyday tasks become not only physically effortful, but also cognitively effortful. It can be a challenge to ‘push through’ when we feel like we cannot do something. Often there are consequences which can either be:

  • the need to...
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10 tips for new OTs abundance mindset be you cpd education empathy entrepreneurship lifelong learning niche occupational therapy play reflections self-care specialist tips Jul 01, 2022

This blog is for student OTs, newly qualified OTs or OTs who are still wondering whether they're doing what they think they should be doing? Or feeling a bit lost when wondering what their 'niche' is. 

Firstly I trained in South Africa over 20 years ago and then moved to the UK where I've...

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Occupational Therapy – what on earth is it? activity balance definition of ot education explanation of ot holistic illness injury life for living lifestyle occupational therapy occupations prevention skills Jun 22, 2022

Throughout my career the definition of Occupational Therapy has seemed somewhat elusive to my conversation partners, even though I am readily able to reply that it aims to help people increase participation (or engagement) and get the most out of life.

The World Federation of Occupational...

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