Hi everyone,I am going to write a letter to the editor of my local newspaper to
promote OT for OT month. I would appreciate any feedback. Sorry about the
format being off. To celebrate Occupational Therapy (OT) month, I would like to
inform our community on what OT is and how it benefits residents. OT is a type
of rehabilitation that aims to help people with a physical, developmental, or
cognitive disability increase independence with everyday occupations including
but not limited to dressing, cooking, bathing and leisure. Occupational
therapists work in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, rehabilitation
facilities, mental health facilities and a variety of other settings with
people of all ages and abilities. OT benefits patients and family
members by improving their ability to take care of themselves and live more
independently. OT treatment consists of adapting the environment and
recommending equipment such as tub benches,
reachers and magnifiers to enable a person to complete activities of daily
living. OT will work with patients to improve moibility, cognition, and
activity tolerance to regain function in order to live as independently as
possible. Many of our elderly community members have received OT
and are able to return home without services or significant help from family or
caregivers. Occupational Therapists can complete home evaluations and recommend
adaptations as necessary. OT will train and educate caregivers to enable them
to help their loved ones live a life with dignity and independence.
Infants and children are able to reach developmental milestones and perform
better in school with the skilled treatment of OT. People with a mental illness
can learn new habits and roles to enable them to contribute to society. A
teenager with a spinal cord injury could learn of adaptations to allow them to
go to college and
complete self care. Many people are unaware of what occupational
therapy is because of the title. Occupation is what we do everyday of our
lives, what makes our life meaningful to us. Occupational Therapy is a
profession that can help people regain function to live life to the
fullest.Alayna Adams,Occupational Therapist
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