occupational therapy

Living with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: Experiences of occupational disruption for adults in Australia Chelsea Bartlett, Julie L Hughes, and Laura Miller First published online May 27, 2021 Introduction Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a...

Skiffington, Helen OT, BSc Hons1,2; Breen, Ciara MSc, HCM3,4, Abstract Long COVID is a disabling condition which affects occupational performance and quality of life. It interferes with activities of daily living, work, and many meaningful life roles. Cognitive dysfunction is a frequently...

https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=notif&v=1035058573855146&notif_id=1663261575366605&notif_t=live_video I've only watched part as I'm doing it in sections. It's a lot of slides and talking. I've yet to get to the 'suggestions' bit where it is something I don't know as they are sensibly...

I don't know anymore about them other than spotting that they have a Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/OTsforME, and group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/otsforme/, and a Twitter account, https://twitter.com/OTsforME

In my experience of NHS treatment, OTs are the only healthcare professionals who understand how to deal with fatigue. They also know that people's natural response to post-viral illness is not to become fearful of activity, but quite the opposite – they always try to do too much too soon. I've...

Open access, https://content.iospress.com/articles/work/wor203179

Occupational therapist Dr Julie Hughes, who has published two papers on CFS, is supervising students at the Australian Catholic University doing research into people with ME and CFS, conducting interviews on the impact. Chelsea Bartlett is the student doing the research and Rachel Makepeace...

Todd Davenport, Mark VanNess & Staci Stevens have announced two CMEs for PTs, OTs and nurses provided through MedBridge. The first one is ME/CFS Part 1: Introduction and Identification...

"Amy Mooney, MS, OTR/L, is an occupational therapist who knows first-hand about the role of caregiving and about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, or "ME," as the mother of a child with this condition. ME is also referred to as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Myalgic Encephalopathy, Post-Viral Fatigue...

I’ve just written a blog post about Smart Home technology and chronic illness life https://tipsforme.wordpress.com/2018/02/26/smart-home/ Has anyone else here been exploring this?