Occupational Therapy And Ergonomics

Author : Franklin Stein
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1861565046
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Occupational Therapy and Ergonomics written by Franklin Stein and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-05-18 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical book describes how the principles of ergonomics should be applied by occupational therapists. It clearly demonstrates how to create functional environments to prevent injuries and enabling people with disabilities to engage in everyday occupations. Occupational stress and other psychological variables are considered in the ergonomics of work. Includes case studies of an administrative secretary, industrial worker, assembly line food handler and maintenance worker Contains a unique insight into the Scandinavian experience in universal design and everyday ergonomics Provides material for applying ergonomic principles to the work environment, including descriptions of the most common injuries occurring at work, occupational rehabilitation programs, job analysis, functional capacity assessments, and work samples

Author : Karen Jacobs
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ergonomics for Therapists written by Karen Jacobs and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 1999 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second Edition of this comprehensive text provides an introduction to ergonomic concepts and discusses their application to clinical practice. As occupational and physical therapists take more active roles in work performance, and workplace safety and rehabilitation, they need to acquire the tools and techniques of ergonomics. This book teaches therapists the skills they need to analyze work environments, change work habits, and prevent injury.

Author : Valerie J. Berg Rice
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ergonomics in Health Care and Rehabilitation written by Valerie J. Berg Rice and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 1998 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book teaches therapists how to use ergonomics to optimize human performance and improve patient health. It explains what recommendations should be made to industry to promote healthy work habits and decrease the incidence of musculoskeletal injuries and discusses proper body mechanics, work simplification techniques, and recommendations for ergonomic equipment.

Author : Ingrid Söderback
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319081411
Total Pages : 900 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions written by Ingrid Söderback and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advanced therapies and technologies, new service delivery methods, and care upgrades in underserved areas are translating into improved quality of life for millions with disabilities. Occupational therapy parallels this progress at the individual level, balancing short-term recovery and adaptation with long-term independence and well-being. This Second Edition of the International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions builds on its ground-breaking predecessor by modelling current clinical standards rooted in scientific evidence-based practice. Its interventions are applied to a diverse range of client disabilities, with many new or rewritten chapters on workplace and vehicle accommodations, smart home technologies, end-of-life planning, and other salient topics. New introductory chapters spotlight core competencies in the field, from assessing client needs and choosing appropriate interventions to evaluating programs and weighing priorities. And for increased educational value, interactive case studies allow readers an extra avenue for honing clinical reasoning and decision-making skills. Of particular note is a new chapter providing a taxonomy—the Occupational Therapy Intervention Framework—and a validation study of its categories and concepts, delineating the occupational therapist’s roles and the expected outcomes. Intervention areas featured in the Handbook include: ● Adaptive interventions, OTs manage and facilitate clients’ adaptations. ● Learning interventions, OTs teach and the clients learn or relearn. ● Enabling interventions, OTs enable clients to be meaningfully occupied. ● Preventing interventions, OTs prevent ill-health and promote clients’ ability to sustain health in daily life. The Second Edition of the International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions is career-affirming reading for all members of rehabilitation teams, including occupational and physical therapists and rehabilitation nurses. Students intending to enter this growing field and professionals working toward its continued improvement will find it useful and inspiring.

Author : Michael J. Burke
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000724247
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Applied Ergonomics Handbook written by Michael J. Burke and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-01-29 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applied Ergonomics Handbook is a procedural guide that includes forms, protocols, and "real life" suggestions for preventing musculoskeletal trauma in the workplace. The book is based on the results of years of job site analysis experience using various techniques to find out which procedures are least cumbersome, most practical, and still remain objective. The book's step-by-step format lends itself to selecting the procedures, forms, and advice that are most appropriate to a wide array of groups. Readers can use the techniques presented as is or customize them to fit their personal or professional philosophies. Applied Ergonomics Handbook is perfect for health and safety professionals, physical therapists, occupational therapists, occupational health nurses and physicians, occupational health center directors, industrial hygienists and engineers, ergonomists, human factors professionals, insurance risk managers, and human resource administrators.

Author : Jane Pomper DeHart
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824789862
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On-Site Occupational Health and Rehabilitation written by Jane Pomper DeHart and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-01-20 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On-Site Occupational Health and Rehabilitation: A Model for the Manufacturing and Service Industries describes how to establish an on-site occupational health program, from a sample of a request for proposal response, cost-savings reports, and clinical protocols, evaluations, and treatments to corporate awareness of workers' compensation, lost work-time situations, and applications for cost-effective solutions. Contains procedures and guidelines developed by the author for prestigious firms such as Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co., Bank One Corp., The Detroit Newspapers, J&L Specialty Steel Inc., Henry Ford Health System, and PepsiCo, Inc.! Exploring diagnostic mix, clinic size, on-site industrial rehabilitation program benefits, prevention medicine, and wellness and fitness strategies, On-Site Occupational Health and Rehabilitation: A Model for the Manufacturing and Service Industries illustrates how individual corporate environments can adapt to form a patient-centered, high-trust, cooperative, and informed workplace discusses the interrelationship between clinical evaluation and treatment, ADA compliance, work-site ergonomics, on-site job analysis, and placement coordination highlights crucial factors that will determine the success of an on-site medical rehabilitation program offers a prescription for a healthy, safe work environment and more! Including concise at-a-glance summaries of all rehabilitation and health services, On-Site Occupational Health and Rehabilitation: A Model for the Manufacturing and Service Industries is an invaluable resource for all occupational safety and health, occupational and environmental, primary care, family practice, and emergency room physicians; neurologists, physiatrists, and internists; physical and occupational therapists and kinesiotherapists; athletic trainers; exercise physiologists, ergonomists, and applied biomechanists; and upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and medical school students in these disciplines.

Author : Amit Bhattacharya
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439819351
Total Pages : 1311 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Occupational Ergonomics written by Amit Bhattacharya and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-03-08 with total page 1311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the fifteen years since the publication of Occupational Ergonomics: Theory and Applications significant advances have been made in this field. These advances include understanding the impact of ageing and obesity on workplace, the role of ergonomics in promoting healthy workplaces and healthy life styles, the role of ergonomic science in th

Author : Ingrid Söderback
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387754245
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions written by Ingrid Söderback and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-06-12 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resources for rehabilitation specialists tend to follow a straight line: injury—disability—limitation—intervention. The International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions breaks with this tradition, organized by type of intervention (based on recommendations in the International Classification of Functioning) rather than disability, medical condition, or level of impairment. This innovative, user-friendly system identifies candidates for particular interventions in terms of the range of syndromes and illnesses they are applicable to, encouraging critical thinking, problem solving, and best practice. The book’s wide spectrum of interventions coupled with its international perspective creates a unique source of evidence-based strategies for improving patients’ adaptation, functioning, relearning, recovery, and the prevention of ill health. The Handbook: Describes interventions in such areas as environmental accessibility, ergonomics, pain management, sensory functional training, electric prostheses, music therapy, psychoeducation, and cognitive teaching. Features interventions suited to all areas of daily life: self maintenance, home, work, and leisure. Clarifies the occupational therapist’s role in multidisciplinary care. Includes material on accident/illness prevention and health promotion strategies. Supplies reference lists of studies regarding the clinical efficacy of interventions. Demonstrates the use of a common technical language for the field. Occupational and physical therapists, rehabilitation nurses and technicians, physiatrists, and health psychologists will find the International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions a source of practice-enhancing tools and ideas. Its clarity of presentation makes it highly useful to readers in related fields (such as insurance case workers and ergonomic architects and engineers) as well.

Author : Sandi Jennifer Spaulding
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 0443074399
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meaningful Motion written by Sandi Jennifer Spaulding and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meaningful Motion covers biomechanical and motor control principles and provides examples that address combining the principles of kinesiology with clinical occupational therapy practice. The text also has case studies and laboratory exercises specifically designed for occupational therapy students. The focus is on the concepts of kinesiology and excludes some of the mathematics that is used by biomechanists. Written by a kinesiologist who is also an occupational therapist, the text is tailored to the needs of the undergraduate and the practicing occupational therapist. Principles of kinesiology are combined with clinical practice. Includes case studies and laboratory exercises that have been specifically designed for occupational therapists. Focuses on concepts used in day-to-day practice. Discusses environments in which therapists work, including balance training, ergonomics, and leisure

Author : Alice J. Punwar
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN 13 : 9780683304534
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Occupational Therapy written by Alice J. Punwar and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2000 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in a casual, narrative style, this edition has been updated with five new chapters, new case studies, new clinical stories, and discussion questions focusing on ethical, legal, and interpersonal issues. The text introduces students to the field of occupational therapy and to career opportunities in the field. Using clinical examples and case studies, this edition provides a realistic look at the complementary roles of the registered occupational therapist (OTR) and the certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA). Occupational Therapy: Principles and Practice illustrates the OT process within various practice settings, including the acute care hospital, public school, and home health practice. Other topics include current and prospective issues in the field, the U.S. health care system, influences/implications of managed care on the profession, and the international OT market. All charts/tables reflect current statistics.This edition differs significantly from the earlier edition by the addition of a second author, Professor Suzanne Peloquin, PhD, a recognized authority in her field. Dr. Peloquin recounts stories from occupational therapy history and offers unique insights into current practice.