don't forget, if you are to use history to define OT one must look to the Hull House and the immense psycho-social influence that is largely lost in many practice areas of OT... just my two cents.
Brian Holmquist MOT, OTR/L
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>Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 07:50:30 -0600
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>I believe also that the use of occupational or "functional" (I hate using
>that term because it is coined well too often by OTs) activities as the
>primary treatment modality is a hallmark of occupational therapy. It is
>what the professions history is based upon.
>Jimmie
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>I think the big difference between PT and OT is that PT looks at a specific
>part and determine what the dysfunction is and treat what they find from
>there.
>This in turn aids the person to be able to return the patient to a function.
>
>Where as with OT the look at the whole individual physically and
>psychologically and find a way to either adapt or assist the patient in
>doing the
>activities that they want to do.
>
>CR
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