Indigenous Peoples experience significant health inequities that must be understood in relation to historical and ongoing colonialism, racism, discrimination. The occupational therapy profession has claimed commitment addressing the Truth Reconciliation Commission (TRC) calls action, however, is firmly grounded Euro-Western epistemologies, including its assessments. purpose of this paper was as...

The theme of this speciaJ issue of the Amen'can Journal of Occupational Therapy (AJO!) is functional outcomes of occupational therap)' praCtice. The focus on functional outcomes is critical because it targets attention appropriately on the patient. Patients who come to occupational therapy share several expectations about the services they receive. First, they expect that the choice of interven...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to test the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of an intervention targeted at activities of daily living (ADL), delivered by an occupational therapist, in homecare reablement. DESIGN Feasibility parallel group RCT. SETTING Single-site local authority homecare reablement service. PARTICIPANTS People referred for homecare...

The objective of the present study was to determine in a controlled study the efficacy of strategy training in left hemisphere stroke patients with apraxia. A total of 113 left hemisphere stroke patients with apraxia were randomly assigned to two treatment groups; (1) strategy training integrated into usual occupational therapy and (2) usual occupational therapy only. Assessments took place at ...

Occupational therapy practitioners offer services to workers in the workplace to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), to help the injured worker restore function, and to recover capacities needed to return to the job. Despite the existence of some evidence about the efficacy of prevention programs, there is uncertainty and even disagreement among health professionals, about the outcome of ...

This article was accepted fur publication September 26, 1991. Behavioral research has indicated that thumbsucking often covaries with hair pulling and that the elimination of thumb-sucking can result in the elimination of the hair pulling with which it was associated (e.g., Frlman & Hove, 1987; Knell & Moore, 1988). Treatments for persistent thumb-sucking, however, have shown minimal or transie...

Background: Birth to 3 years of age is a critical period in child’s development, and occupational therapy intervention during this can serve many purposes. While pediatric therapists may be working different settings with specialties, the foundational knowledge all possess provides common lens through which they approach treatment. Intraprofessional collaboration considered best practice, as it...

The principles of amputee rehabilitation, from preamputation to reintegration into the work force and community, are reviewed. The authors discuss exercise techniques, training programs, and environmental modifications that have been found to be helpful in the rehabilitation of the amputee. The exercise programs presented here are divided into four main components: flexibility, muscle strength,...

Methods The team of an occupational therapist and a study nurse were visiting schools. Permission from the parents was give before the test. Always just probands from one class were invited to participate. The test were performed according the international guidelines[3]. The demographic data of the probands were collected and the parents filled out a short survey regarding the physical activit...

An occupational science curriculum leading to an undergraduate degree can be a challenging, yet professionally enjoyable task. Facing inevitable change influenced by national and internal university mandates, faculty at Saint Louis University engaged in a three-year process of development that resulted in a Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Science, which serves as a foundation for the...