This type of treatment can help if you have pain, injury, illness, or a disability that makes it hard for you to do your job or schoolwork, care for yourself, complete household chores, move around, or take part in activities. This type of therapy helps you adapt if pain, injury, illness, or disability prevents you from carrying on with your daily activities.
OT can teach you how to use tools, called assistive device. Or with specific things like how to:
You work with an occupational therapist, who are licensed and certified professionals.
Occupational therapy (OT) teaches you how to adapt. It can help you perform any kind of task at school, work, or in your home. You’ll learn how to use tools (you may hear them called assistive devices) if you need them.
Eat without help from others
Take part in leisure activities
Do office work
Bathe and get dressed
Do laundry or clean up around the house