In this section you'll find tons of fun and functional pre-writing skills toys, occupational therapy writing tools, tongs for kids, finger strengthening toys, specialty pencils grips, and other neat pre-writing activities that teachers and occupational therapists love using to facilitate handwriting...
Proper pencil grasp development for writing starts a lot earlier than you think in children. From the time your child starts grasping for objects with their hands, they are developing a grasp. If your child has ever received or been evaluated for Occupational Therapy, this is one thing that ...
If you are ever concerned about your preschooler’s pencil grasp development, ask your pediatrician to refer your child to an occupational therapist. In some situations, occupational therapy is necessary. Stage 1: Cylindrical Grasp/Fisted Grasp This is likely the first grasp that your toddler will...
Heather Greutman is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant with experience in school-based OT services for preschool through high school. She uses her background to share child development tips, tools, and strategies for parents, educators, and therapists. She is the author of many ebooks includ...
This study focused on the intervention of occupational therapy in improving hand grasp strength in individuals infected with COVID-19, who were hospitalised. This study aims to identify which of three types of intervention (conventional, using Biometrics E-link G200 with game interface or no ...
(e.g., exploration-exploitation learning-execution) is particularly challenging to capture in robotics. From the technical perspective, replicating human tactile function has proven difficult, although there have been recent advances not only in sensor hardware development; but also in the expansion of...
Design and validation of low-cost assistive glove for hand assessment and therapy during activity of daily living-focused robotic stroke therapy This article presents the design, development, and validation of a low-cost, functional electrical stimulation grasp-assistive glove for use with task-... ...
The term “Activities of Daily Living” has been used in many fields, such as rehabilitation, occupational therapy, and gerontology, to describe a patient’s ability to perform daily tasks that allow them to maintain unassisted living [9]. Since this term is very qualitative, researchers have ...