Occupational Therapy
What is Occupational Therapy?
Role in a Variety of Settings - Occupational Therapy Disorders
Occupational Therapy Disorders
Find useful information about various occupational therapy disorders, based on The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
- Amputations
- Autism
- Birth injuries or birth defects
- Broken bones
- Burns
- Cancer
- Developmental delays
- Injuries from falls, sports injuries, or accidents
- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
- Learning problems
- Limitations following a stroke or heart attack
- Mental health or behavioral problems
- Mental health or behavioral problems including Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, and post-traumatic stress
- Multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and other chronic illnesses
- Pervasive developmental disorders
- Post-surgical conditions
- Problems with substance use or eating disorders
- Sensory processing/integrative disorders
- Severe hand injuries
- Spina bifida
- Traumatic amputations
- Traumatic injuries (brain or spinal cord)
- Vision or cognitive problems that threaten the ability to drive
- Work-related injuries including lower back problems or repetitive stress injuries.
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