The elderly are an increasing population that show clear benefits from Occupational Therapy (OT). However, many students in OT education prefer not to work with this target group. To address this issue, the School of Health Professions at the University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam funded a...
Occupational therapy can be beneficial for both children and adults. (Photo credit: Andreaobzerova/Dreamstime) Occupational therapy helps you when you have trouble doing daily activities because of an injury, a health issue like a stroke, or a chronic medical condition. It teaches you the skills...
OPEN FORUM: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, ITS EXPENSE VERSUS ITS BENEFITS TO PATIENTS.An abstract is unavailable. This article is available as a PDF only.BIGELOWGEORGE HAmerican Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
at least over 1–2 years, from supervised, long-duration balance/resistance and group Tai Chi interventions, whole-body vibration, high-intensity/dose education or cognitive-behavioral therapy, and interventions of comprehensive multifactorial assessment with targeted treatment plus HHA, HHA plus ...
For most people with ALS, symptoms will continue to worsen gradually over time, potentially requiring additional ALS therapies, as well as nondrug interventions such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy.A small number of clinical studies has looked at the use of medical ...
The results of studies using creatine in elderly patients to reduce loss of muscle mass are equivocal. Timing and dose of supplementation, as well as proximity to resistance training sessions, may be important factors controlling efficacy.2,11,12Bone mass trial data are also equivocal, with some...
The isolated polysaccharide lentinan from shiitake culture has been used intravenously (IV) at doses of 2 to 10 mg on a weekly schedule as adjunctive therapy for HIV as well as for cancer, primarily in Japan. Oral shiitake extract was used in a trial for the treatment of prostate cancer ...
From skilled nursing and therapy to wound care and medication management, patients can receive a wide variety of treatments at home. 10. Companionship In addition to receiving visits from the home health care team, it’s easier for friends and relatives to visit an elderly loved one in their ...
A ground, roasted barley soup prepared with milk and honey (Talbinah), used historically by Arabs to relieve depression, was evaluated in a 7-week randomized cross-over trial for its effects in 30 depressed (Geriatric Depression Scale-Residential 3 or higher) elderly subjects in a long-term ...
Physical activity, including walking, has numerous health benefits in older adults, supported by a plethora of observational and interventional studies. Wa