“The role Occupational Therapy plays in the lives of children with physical disabilities” 2.1 Introduction This literature review will address the currently existing‚ up to date literature on how the role of an occupational therapist improves the lives of children with physical disabilities. In addition‚ this review will compare the different treatment plans for children that are designed in order to improve their self esteem‚ quality of life and their independence. It will also include how those
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Experiential therapy uses expressive tools and activities‚ such as role playing or acting‚ using props‚ arts and crafts‚ music‚ animal care‚ guided image‚ or various forms of recreation to re-enact and re-experience emotional situations from past and recent relationships. This type of therapy can be beneficial for couples or individual therapy and through developmental learning styles that can be used for personal growth. Experiential therapy was designed to identify with humanistic values‚ understanding
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Kargher Electroconvulsive therapy does it really work? Since its start of use in 1938‚ electroconvulsive therapy has been in much debate over its practice and effectiveness. Its inventor ladislas Meduna‚ suggested that by “changing the chemical composition of the brain” through ECT we could effectively treat schizophrenia
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Section 33 December 3‚ 2013 Essay #3 HUMOR AND ITS RELATION TO A HEALTHIER LIFE Ever since I can remember‚ I have always enjoyed to make myself and others laugh. Humor has always played an important role in my life as it was key in helping me develop my personality and outlook on life through childhood. What I did not realize however‚ was why or how it made me feel better about myself. For this research paper‚ I wanted to find out just exactly how humor affects us in our day to
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Choosing a particular therapy modality was difficult since I have never tried any of them. Looking up different therapies‚ I was able to find that they have their individual benefit. Therefore‚ I decided to try therapeutic massage because I heard it is relaxing and decreased muscular intensity; it was relaxing‚ indeed. However‚ it was a little painful at first. The massage therapist began the therapy by massaging the top of my head and then moved to the torso muscles where they were more stiffened;
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Occupational therapy is a challenging and captivating job combining creativity and problem solving with the ability to make concrete‚ significant changes in a person’s life. Occupational therapy is a health and rehabilitation profession. Occupational therapists work with people of all ages who need specialized assistance to lead independent‚ productive‚ and satisfying lives due to physical‚ developmental‚ social‚ or emotional problems. Occupational therapists use the "occupations" of self-care‚
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Art therapy is more than simply drawing or painting. Music‚ theatre‚ and dance have become the treatment of choice for many people. One of the largest problems attributed with PTSD is the inability to express emotion. These artistic therapies allow patients to do just that. While researching at the University of Warsaw‚ Beata Hoffman explained that‚ “Choreotherapy is based
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to man. In today’s society horses have found a new value in that they are used in mental health therapy. Therapies range from youth afflicted with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder‚ (ADHD‚ or ADD) to addressing a range of mental disorders of military personnel. People that have found solace‚ enjoyment‚ and relief from stress while riding horses is now being institutionalized by specific therapy to assist in the treatment of various mental illnesses. The following will provide a brief historical
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While both laser therapy and scaling and root planing are both effective treatment methods for periodontal disease‚ scaling and root planing is used as a traditional method also called a deep cleaning while laser therapy is used as a relatively new alternative therapy. Both methods are usually used for patients who have periodontal disease with gingival pocket depths over 4mm. Though scaling and root planing has been the conventional treatment in the past‚ since 2008 laser therapy has doubled in
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Occupational Therapy: What Puts it Above the Rest Occupational Therapy is one among many other therapeutic ways in which to correct a physical or mental problem. This type of therapy could be defined as “a form of therapy for those recuperating from physical or mental illness that encourages rehabilitation through the performance of activities required in daily life.” Through occupational therapy‚ there is hope to regain majority to full use in the area that was damaged. There are many different
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