After surgery for separate hand injuries, a father and son endured lengthy occupational therapy, which their insurer considered to be an alternative treatment. The family owed more than $8,500.

About 374 patients (mean age, 63.6 years; 80.7% women) in Norway with hand OA were randomly assigned to care by occupational therapists (n = 188) or rheumatologists (n = 186) between September ...

Each CuraBall comes with access to a library of 27 specialized exercises developed by occupational therapists. These exercises target specific aspects of hand function, from building grip strength ...

An occupational therapy assistant is a person who works with an occupational therapist to implement a treatment plan to help you with skills you need for your daily activities. Learn what an ...

I’ve been working with this hand all my life, and it’s hard,” Flessness said.Flessness said it got to the point where he was asking doctors to cut it off.“I had no use for it. It was dead at the time, ...

A certified hand therapist (CHT) is a physical therapist (PT) or occupational therapist (OT) who has continued their education to achieve the highest level of competency and experience in hand therapy ...

Occupational therapy can help you manage symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis like joint pain and mobility. Find out more about the benefits and exercises to try.

Occupational therapists have a Master's degree in occupational therapy. Some may also have a doctorate. A Master's degree takes two to three years to finish, and a doctoral degree about 3.5 years.

But thanks to several sessions with Callie Feldman, an occupational therapist at Alton Memorial’s Human Motion Institute who specializes in hand therapy, Joanna is regaining strength and mobility.

Occupational therapists focus on enabling people to do what they want and need to do in their everyday lives. Some people use the abbreviation OT for occupational therapy. In this article, we ...