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Occupational Therapy for Individuals with Down Syndrome
Occupational therapy is a person-centered health profession aimed at improving a person’s physical, cognitive, sensory, psychological, social skills and abilities through meaningful and purposeful activities; increasing participation in daily living activities and independence levels, and enhancing
Sensory Integration Therapy
What is Sensory Integration?Sensory integration is the process of receiving sensory information from our body and environment, interpreting it, and producing an appropriate behavioral response. The sensory integration theory describes a neurological process that manages the sensory inputs from o
Hand Rehabilitation and Sensory Training
Who Benefits from Hand Rehabilitation and Sensory Training?Hand therapists (ergotherapists) treat upper extremity problems (hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder) such as: Fractures and dislocations Amputations Burns Muscle, tendon, and nerve injuries Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, te
Occupational Therapy in Muscle Diseases
What are Muscle Diseases?Muscle diseases are disorders affecting the muscles that help the body move. They disrupt the structure or function of muscle cells—the building blocks of muscle tissue—and significantly impair their activities. These diseases can occur at any age, from infancy to childhood
Cognitive Therapy
What is Cognitive Therapy?Cognitive functions can be defined as the ability to know, including awareness, perception, logical thinking, language, memory, and reasoning. These include: Attention (sustained, selective, shifting) Perception (visual, spatial, auditory, tactile) Orientation
Occupational Therapy in Autism
Occupational therapy is a person-centered health field that aims to improve participation and independence in daily living activities, as well as health and well-being, by developing a person’s physical, cognitive, sensory, psychological, and social skills and abilities through meaningful and purpo
Gait and Balance Disorder Rehabilitation
Gait and balance are functions that occur through the coordinated and synchronized work of certain regions of the nervous system. They are among the most frequently used functions in daily life and result from the balanced interaction of multiple systems. Therefore, gait and balance are conditions
Foot Drop Syndrome and Its Treatment
The nerve that stimulates the muscle responsible for dorsiflexion (lifting the foot upwards at the ankle) is the peroneal nerve. Any damage to this nerve or the muscles it stimulates will cause these muscles to lose function. As a result, the foot cannot be moved upward at the ankle, causing a type
Facial Paralysis and Its Treatment
The facial nerve, which controls the movement of the facial mimic muscles, emerges from the brainstem and travels through the temporal (ear) bone. It exits through a small opening behind the ear and spreads to the right and left sides of the face. The facial nerve also has branches that go to the s
Geriatric Rehabilitation (Rehabilitation in the Elderly)
What is geriatric rehabilitation?Inevitable physiological changes occur in our bodies as we age. The addition of extra health problems on top of these changes makes elderly individuals more vulnerable compared to other age groups. All of this impairs the quality of life of the elderly person and ca
Parkinson’s Rehabilitation
Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder characterized by the loss of brain cells. It is a progressive neurological disease seen in about 1-2% of people over 65 years of age. Approximately 60% of patients experience tremors in the fingers, hands, or sometimes feet during rest, while about 30% show s
Spinal Cord Injuries and Rehabilitation
The spine is composed of bones called vertebrae connected by soft tissues, joints, and cushions (discs) between the vertebrae. Spinal cord injury occurs within this protected bony structure. This chain of vertebrae enables our trunk to stand upright, bend, and rotate sideways. Additionally, the