1. What Exactly is
Occupational Therapy?
How can one benefit from it?
By : Amanda Guye
Is There A difference?
 Occupational and Physical
Therapy are always confused
for the same thing, but they are
completely different!
Physical Therapy deals
with pain, joint of motion,
strength, endurance, and gross
motor functions.
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 Occupational Therapy
deals more with fine motor skills,
cognitive skills, visual perception
skills, and sensory-processing
deficits.
 Occupational Therapy is
usually done in rehabilitation

2. centers, while Physical
Therapy is done in hospitals,
mainly.
Benefits & Improvements
 Occupational Therapy can
improve cognitive, motor, and
physical skills.
 OT can help improve a person’s
sense of self-esteem and
accomplishment.
“Occupational Therapists help
patients improve their ability to
perform tasks in living and working
environments”
 -Occupational Therapists
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 Therapy is used to improve simple
and basic motor functions.
 “The goal is to help clients have
independent, productive, and
satisfying lives”
 -Occupational Therapists
Physical exercise can be used to increase
strength, dexterity, the ability to
discern patterns, and even improve
visual acuity.

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 Therapy can sometimes deal with
patients who have suffered from
drug abuse, alcoholism, eating
disorders, stress-related problems,
and can even deal with depression.
Who Will Benefit From OT?
 Almost anyone can benefit from
Occupational Therapy.
 “Chances are, you or a family
member will need occupational
therapy at some point in your life”
 -AOTA
Therapy can be needed by any age group,
from children to elderly.
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 Reasons why someone might need OT
can range from learning problems to
spina bifida to traumatic
amputations.
 Therapy can help with working on
fine motor skills, teaching patients
how to grasp and release items, and
to develop good handwriting skills.
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4.  Therapy differs for each person that
does it. Children need a special kind of
treatment that the elderly may not
need, and vice versa.
 Therapy can be beneficial for anyone
who cannot accomplish their everyday
activities.
The goal of the therapy is to improve
mobility, independence and self esteem.
Sources Used !
 AOTA. "A Consumer's Guide to
Occupational Therapy." AOTA -
The Fund to Promote Awareness
of Occupational Therapy.
2004-2008. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.promoteot.org/CG_C
onsumersGuide.html>.
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 Manisha. "Difference Between OT
and PT | Difference Between | OT
vs PT." Difference Between
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Difference Between.net, 2011. Web.

5. 10 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.differencebetween.net
/science/health/difference-
between-ot- and-pt/>.
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 "Occupational Therapists." U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Office of Occupational Statistics
and Employment Projects, 10 Oct.
2010. Web. 8 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos078
.htm>.
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 "Occupational Therapy."
KidsHealth - the Web's Most
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1 Feb. 2011. Web. 8 Feb. 2011.
<http://kidshealth.org/parent/
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apy.html>.