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News AND FEATURES FROM Today In OT

In Tune

Kelly Belinsky, MS, OTR/L, owner of Performing Arts Occupational Therapy, in Brookline, Mass., knows the seamy underbelly of rock star life: tendonitis, focal dystonia, compressed nerves, and repetitive stress syndrome. Read more »

Silver Lining

The future for occupational therapy shows a silver lining created mostly by rehabilitation needs of aging baby boomers, which will boost OT jobs an estimated 23% by 2016. Read more »

geriatrics & home health

Home Sweet Home - According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of OTs in the field will increase from 99,000 in 2006 to 122,000 by 2016, a 23% increase.

neurology

Drawing Straws - Over the course of their careers, OTs may encounter patients with Huntington disease, a genetic disorder that causes deterioration of brain nerve cells and spurs significant changes in a person‘s ability to control thoughts, moods, and movements.

Orthopedics

On the Mend - Fractures of the distal radius have been referred to as Colles fractures since they were first described by Irish surgeon Abraham Colles in 1814. Wrist fractures are the single most common fracture in the under-65 population, occurring at a rate of approximately 270,000 per year in the United States, and most often involving the radius.

Pediatrics

Emphasis: Exercise - Childhood obesity is on the rise, and occupational therapists are among the many medical professionals seeing an increase in pediatric patients who are overweight and have health complications such as diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and asthma as a result of carrying excess pounds.

Psychosocial Rehabilitation

Children of War - Growing up isn‘t easy, but for children of deployed service members, it can be even more difficult.