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occupational therapy
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Within Vinony's link graph, occupational therapy is referenced by 1,111 other articles, and connects out to occupational therapist, United States and philosophy.
It is catalogued under the topic Occupational therapy.
Its subject is documented across 49 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Mesh
- D009788
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
88,765 papers- Occupational Therapy Scope of Practice.The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association · 2021
- Legitimizing occupational therapy's knowledge.The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association · 1996
- [Occupational therapy].Giornale italiano di medicina del lavoro ed ergonomia · 2009
- Occupational therapy's dance with diversity.The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association · 2002
- Role of Occupational Therapy in Pain Management.The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association · 2022
via PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- medical treatment
- Image
- Occupational therapist helping a client create a job resume to send out to future employers.jpg
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- practiced by
- occupational therapist
- Commons category
- Occupational therapy
- topic's main category
- Category:Occupational therapy
- equivalent class
- schema.org/OccupationalTherapy
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C121351
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Occupational therapy (OT), also known as ergotherapy in Europe, is a healthcare profession that helps people take part in the everyday activities, or occupations, that are important for daily life. These occupations include self-care tasks, work, school, social participation, and leisure activities.
Occupational therapists work with people who experience illness, injury, disability, or age-related changes that limit their ability to function independently. They assess a person's needs, set goals, and use everyday activities as therapeutic tools. Therapists may also modify tasks, recommend adaptive equipment, or adjust the physical or social environment to support participation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “occupational therapy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.