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Occupational therapist Irene Díaz González explains in this article her work, how she practices occupational therapy at home and how she integrates the NeuronUP platform into it. My work as an occupational therapist is aimed at the elderly in the context of their home. I do occupational therapy at home. I perform a therapy adapted …
Activities of daily living are those activities that increase a person’s independence and adaptation to the environment. There are three types of activities of daily living: basic, instrumental and advanced activities of daily living. What are instrumental activities of daily living? Instrumental activities of daily living are activities oriented towards interaction with the environment that …
When we are told about Down syndrome, we immediately think of the face of a child or young person we know who has the typical features of this trisomy. However, it is increasingly common to meet adults with Down syndrome. Today we can say that the life expectancy of a person with Down syndrome in our …
According to the framework developed by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) (1), activities of daily living are activities oriented toward taking care of one’s own body.
Do you know what activities of daily living are? Do you know the difference between basic and instrumental activities of daily living? Do you know how to improve ADLs? In today’s post, we explain what activities of daily living are, their classification, and also recommend several exercises for improving them.
Occupational Therapy (OT) is a health profession recognized by law (Law 44/2003 of 21 November on the Regulation of Health Professions); entry to occupational therapy practice requires specific university-level education. Occupational therapists, as members of transdisciplinary teams working in health and social settings,have direct contact with people with different types of disabilities, different levels of dependency …
