Course Description “Complementary and Alternative Medicine” is an online continuing education course for occupational therapists and occupational therapist assistants. This course presents updated information about Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) including sections on statistical usage, alternative medical systems, mind body medicine, biologically based practices, energy therapies,...

OBJECTIVES To compare the effectiveness of occupational therapist-led assessments of older people on dependency and service costs with that of social worker-led assessments. DESIGN Pragmatic community-based randomised controlled trial over 2 years 4 months. SETTING Cambridgeshire, UK. PARTICIPANTS 321 older people aged 65 and over living in their own homes and 113 carers. INTERVENTION p...

Methods Four hundred participants with cLBP were randomized to 4 doses (n = 100/group). Participants were seen three times per week for six weeks, receiving 0, 6, 12, or 18 sessions of SMT, and a light massage control on visits without manipulation. Data were collected until 52 weeks after randomization. Outside care outcomes included prescription and non-prescription use, and treatments outsid...

This paper presents an occupational therapy method for training children fitted with myoelectric prostheses. It is based upon a structured way of describing the accomplishments of a child fitted with a myoelectric prosthesis, called the Skill Index Ranking Scale (SIRS). By using the SIRS when designing the training session, the therapist can progressively increase the demands presented to the c...

Chronic pain is common among individuals with physical disabilities. It can interfere with therapy since patients with chronic pain can become uncooperative and reluctant to move. In some cases, patients may even project their discomfort onto the therapist. This paper reviews the natural physiological mechanisms that can reduce pain perception. The occupational therapist can help faCilitate the...

BACKGROUND It is the responsibility of each occupational therapist to always act ethically and professionally in a clinical setting. However, there is little information available concerning the factors influencing ethical behavior of occupational therapists at work. Since no study has been conducted in Iran on this topic, this qualitative study aimed to identify the factors influencing ethical...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of a single home visit by an occupational therapist in the reduction of fall risk after hip fracture in elderly women. DESIGN Quasi-randomized controlled trial. PARTICIPANTS Ninety-five women aged 60 years or older, living in the community, who sustained a fall-related hip fracture. METHODS The women were allocated alternately to intervention or contr...

The American Journal o/Occupalional Tberap)' At the level of individual patient care, the outcomes of occupational therapy practice are evident in documentation. Reichenbach commented that "documentation not only paints a picture of the client, but a picture of what occupational therapists do and how we do it and of our anticipated hopes for the client's future" (1993, p. 5). Health care payers...