{"id":17318,"date":"2015-04-22T12:52:29","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T10:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neurologiaclinica.es\/what-is-occupational-therapy\/"},"modified":"2015-04-22T12:52:29","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T10:52:29","slug":"what-is-occupational-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neurologiaclinica.es\/en\/what-is-occupational-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Occupational Therapy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Occupational therapy<\/strong> according to the definition given by the Spanish Association of Occupational Therapists is an:<\/p>\n

“Socio-health discipline that assesses the person’s ability to perform activities of daily living and intervenes when that ability is at risk or impaired for any cause.”<\/em><\/p>\n

In general there is a wide ignorance of the existence and usefulness of occupational therapists. Our goal is to improve the independence<\/strong> of those people who, as a result of a neurological disease, have difficulty in performing the following tasks: <\/p>\n

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  1. Basic activities of daily living<\/strong>, which, as their name suggests, are those essential for living (feeding, dressing, grooming).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \"Cutlery<\/p>\n

    Cutlery adapted for food<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

     <\/p>\n

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    1. Instrumental activities of daily living<\/strong>, which are those aimed at improving the person’s ability to live self-sufficiently in his or her usual environment (control of medication intake, computer use, driving).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Ball mouse for people with reduced mobility.<\/p>\n

       <\/p>\n

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      1. Advanced activities of daily living<\/strong>, which although not indispensable for life, are related to the way of living it (e.g., leisure activities, participation in groups, travel).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        \"ADAPTED<\/p>\n

        Wheelchair adapted for sports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

         <\/p>\n

        To achieve this goal during our therapy we carry out various activities<\/strong> aimed at<\/p>\n