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Taking Occupational therapy
22 Patients currently take Occupational therapy
11 Patients stopped taking Occupational therapy
Papabear Sensation: severe Overall: severe Cognition: severe Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: severe See profile Papabear 3 hours weekly since Feb 06, 2008
schemera24 Mouth/throat: mild Arms: mild Chest: mild Legs: mild See profile schemera24 1.5 hours daily since Feb 26, 2006
StandUpLong Sensation: severe Overall: severe Cognition: moderate Vision: severe Speech: moderate Swallowing: severe Upper limb: moderate Walking: severe See profile StandUpLong weekly since Jul 01, 2007

Occupational Therapy (OT) is a healthcare discipline allied to medicine which involves assessment of challenges to daily living and helping the patient overcome these through the use of assistive devices and home modifications. Read more...

What we've learned

Why Patients Take Occupational therapy

Other	5
Stiffness/spasticity	5
Disease-related symptoms	3
slow my disease's progress	3
General health	2
Brain fog	1
Endurance reduced (whole body)	1
Fasciculations	1
Not indicated	1

Patient Dosages


1 hours daily	1.5 hours daily	1 hours weekly	3 hours weekly	1 hours as needed	N/A
1	1	2	2	1	15

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Occupational therapy

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
1	3	6	2	3	4

Why Patients Stopped Taking Occupational therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)

Course of treatment ended	8
Did not seem to work	1
Expense	1
Side effects too severe	1
Other	1
Not indicated	1

How Long Patients Took Occupational therapy Before Stopping

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
2	7	1	0	0	1

Average: Occupational therapy Ratings

	1

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Occupational therapy Treatment Report