occupational therapy
Daily skills restoration
Occupational therapy is a healthcare field focused on helping people perform daily activities after injury, illness, or disability.
Therapists work with patients on practical skills—dressing, cooking, writing, workplace tasks—adapting techniques or environments to restore independence.
After her stroke, occupational therapy helped her relearn how to button her shirt.
Device immobilizing injured limbs
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- orthosisExternal body support device
- pegboardHoled panel for storage
Care for an ailment
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- patientAble to wait calmly
- clinicianMedical care provider
functionality · exercises · goals · progress · outpatient · inpatient · regain · disability
Maintaining personal wellbeing
- dressingSauce for salads
- bathingImmersion for cleanliness
- feedingGiving food to
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
toileting · mobility · autonomy · self-sufficiency · functionality · driving · self-management · empowerment
Manual letter formation
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- autismNeurodevelopmental processing difference
- ADHDNeurodevelopmental focus impairment
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
Mind's retention capacity
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- sequencingDetermining element order
- planningArranging for future events
orientation · perception · awareness · processing · dementia · reasoning · judgment · organization
Changes to existing things
- accessibilityEase of approach
- ergonomicsStudy of work efficiency
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- rampsInclined connecting surfaces
Unit of measurement
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- practicumSupervised practical training
licensure · curriculum · MOT · anatomy · kinesiology · neuroscience · ethics · supervision
Body's spatial self-awareness
- vestibularOf the balance organ
- tactileOf the touching sense
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- self-regulationManaging one's own behavior
Stopping something before occurring
- leisureFree time for relaxation
- participationAct of taking part
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- habitsRegular repeated behaviors
routines · roles · self-efficacy · vitality · holistic · client-centered
splint
Device immobilizing injured limbs
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- orthosisExternal body support device
treatment
Care for an ailment
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- patientAble to wait calmly
clinician · functionality · exercises · goals · progress · outpatient · inpatient · regain · disability · stroke
self-care
Maintaining personal wellbeing
grooming · toileting · mobility · autonomy · self-sufficiency · functionality · driving · self-management · empowerment · agency
handwriting
Manual letter formation
memory
Mind's retention capacity
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- sequencingDetermining element order
planning · orientation · perception · awareness · processing · dementia · reasoning · judgment · organization · neuroplasticity
modifications
Changes to existing things
- accessibilityEase of approach
- ergonomicsStudy of work efficiency
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
degree
Unit of measurement
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
practicum · licensure · curriculum · MOT · anatomy · kinesiology · neuroscience · ethics · supervision · competency
proprioception
Body's spatial self-awareness
- vestibularOf the balance organ
- tactileOf the touching sense
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
self-regulation · autism · hypersensitivity · hyposensitivity
prevention
Stopping something before occurring
- leisureFree time for relaxation
- participationAct of taking part
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
habits · routines · roles · self-efficacy · vitality · holistic · client-centered
- health servicespatient care, pediatric care, home care, pediatrics, nursing care
- special educationspecial education, special ed, special needs, IEP, IEPs
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- hospitalshospital, ER, emergency room, ICU, operating room
- medical caresurgery, examination, injection, prescription, medication
- rehabilitationrehab, inpatient rehab, outpatient rehab, rehabilitation center, rehab center
occupational therapysurgery
Invasive medical procedure
surgical intervention · physical therapy · physiotherapy · pharmacotherapy · chemotherapy
occupational therapydisablement
Loss of capability
injury · impairment · incapacitation · debilitation · trauma
occupational therapyneglect
Failure to provide care
abandonment · warehousing · custodial care · institutionalization · inaction
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