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Who Are
Occupational
Therapists?
Occupational therapists (OTs) are highly trained health care professionals
with a master’s or doctoral degree. They are licensed within the state they
practice. They may practice in hospitals, outpatient facilities, schools, skilled
nursing facilities, home health care arrangements and private practice.
According to the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), OTs help
people across the lifespan participate in the things they want and need to
do through the therapeutic use of everyday activities (occupations).
Occupations represent everyday tasks, including but not limited to:
• work
• play and leisure activities
• self-help skills, including dressing, eating, hygiene and grooming
• fundamental activities of daily living, including cleaning, preparing meals,
money management, driving and use of communication devices
When symptoms of CMT affect
your ability to work, occupational therapy
may be beneficial.
