{"id":5643,"date":"2022-04-22T20:43:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T20:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/?p=5643"},"modified":"2022-04-22T20:43:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T20:43:15","slug":"what-is-occupational-therapy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/22\/what-is-occupational-therapy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Occupational Therapy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is Occupational Therapy? Answering the six Q\u2019s-what, why, who, when, where and how-about occupational therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT IS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your life is made up of occupations\u2014meaningful everyday activities. These occupations can include many roles, such as being a parent, a friend, a spouse, a tennis player, an artist, a cook, or a musician. We generally don\u2019t think about our daily occupations until we have trouble doing them. Everyone has occupations\u2014 from the toddler whose occupations are play and learning to develop important skills, to the older adult whose occupations are engaging with family and friends and managing his or her home. If you are recovering from an accident or injury, your valued occupations may be disrupted. Occupational therapy incorporates your valued occupations into the rehabilitation process<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHO ARE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTITIONERS?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Occupational therapy practitioners are either occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants. They are skilled health care professionals who use research and scientific evidence to ensure their interventions are effective. With strong knowledge of a person\u2019s psychological, physical, emotional, and social makeup, occupational therapy practitioners can evaluate how your condition (or risk for one) is affecting your body and mind, using a holistic perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHEN DO I NEED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you or a family member ever been diagnosed with a new health condition and found yourself asking, \u201cnow what?\u201d Maybe you have a child with autism who is having trouble succeeding in school, or an aging parent who wants to remain at home, but you\u2019re worried about safety issues, or you are experiencing depression and having trouble doing everyday activities. Occupational therapy can help you answer that \u201cnow what?\u201d question. An occupational therapy practitioner will keep the focus on the things you need and want to do\u2014your goals, your activities, your independence. With occupational therapy services you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n