FINALS !!!!

Over the last the last school year I have noticed that I always seem to get sick on my breaks from school usually a couple of days after I take my final. So with this week being finals I googled the relationship between the stress of final exams and the effect it has on your health and found an article at
http://scienceline.org/2007/01/ask-anderson-finalscough/ that had taken blood samples from college students before and after exams to measure the immunity level. This test showed that certain immune cells decreased after college exams leaving an individual opened to getting sick.

Occupational Therapy in th e classroom....

Many occupational therapist work in school settings. One thing that OT's are asked to address in the school is a child's mental health which entails facilitating ways to increase a child's ability to successfully   perform mental functions. This helps a child be successful with completing tasks and having successful relationships with their teacher's and classmates as well as their ability to handle various types of adversity the all children face. The following link 
http://www.aota.org/Practitioners/Resources/Docs/FactSheets/School/School-MH.aspx goes to a fact sheet provided by the American Occupational Therapy Association on how OT's help address mental health in the school setting.

Occupational Therapy helpful in treating psychosocial issues in clients!

Many people believe that occupational therapy only focuses on the physical conditions but occupational therapy also focuses on the psychosocial aspects of an individual and how these areas interact with  a persons environment. The following link http://ajot.aotapress.net/content/58/5/570.full.pdf takes you to an article in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy which discusses how occupational therapy can be helpful in treating individuals with substance-use disorders.

Occupational Therapry Ergonomics.

Better Days Occupational Therapy now has a ergonomic specialist on staff. Employers call today to have our OT specialized in ergonomics come asses your workplace today! Our ergonomic specialist will provide you with recommendations  to improve employee health, meaning fewer sick days and greater productivity.

HALLOWEEN TIPS!

Eventhough halloween is already over, check out the link  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-parenting/post/preparing-a-child-with-sensory-issues-for-halloween/2011/10/26/gIQABmB7MM_blog.html , which goes to an article written in The Washington Post on October 28,2011 about ways to approach halloween with children who have sensory disorders. It provides interesting information on how occupational therapist approach sensory processing disorders.

Occupations are a basic human need.

The Journal of Occupational Science website posted an article on the theory of human need for occupation at the link http://www.jos.edu.au/article.asp?id=30. This is an interesting article that occupations are essential to the human experience and are a basic need effects all areas of are life. This interesting article is a great example of why occupations are important to use and why when we face a debilitating condition or disease it is important to get back to the best of our ability performing occupations that we find important.

Horses for therapy?

Check out this link http://occupationaltherapyforchildren.over-blog.com/article-hippotherapy-77717004.html which goes to the blog page of occupational therapy for children. This page provides a articles as well as videos of how horses can be used as therapeutic media in the treatment of children.