occupational therapy
noun
: therapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life (such as self-care skills, education, work, or social interaction) especially to enable or encourage participation in such activities despite impairments or limitations in physical or mental functioning
occupational therapist
noun
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Citing a $4 million budget shortfall, the department had announced earlier this week that, starting Monday, the Early Intervention Colorado program would put a four-hour-a-month cap on services such as physical or occupational therapy that children can receive.
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Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
But this season, Weber’s wife started a year-long occupational therapy fellowship at the university’s Wexner Medical Center.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Physical changes can be managed through lifestyle, physical and occupational therapies, home remedies, and assistive devices.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
Additionally, the existing plan forged by lawmakers would include professionals in audiology and speech pathology, occupational therapy, physician's assistants, dietetics, respiratory care and social work.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
But this season, Weber’s wife started a year-long occupational therapy fellowship at the university’s Wexner Medical Center.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Physical changes can be managed through lifestyle, physical and occupational therapies, home remedies, and assistive devices.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
Additionally, the existing plan forged by lawmakers would include professionals in audiology and speech pathology, occupational therapy, physician's assistants, dietetics, respiratory care and social work.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Occupational therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occupational%20therapy. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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