Abstract
Activity is the basis of all treatment in the OT department. The skill of a competent therapist is in making the most appropriate choice of activities suited to the needs and abilities of the patient. Sometimes it may be tempting to disregard the foundations of OT in pursuit of new ideas and approaches, instead of integrating one with the other to establish better practice. Whichever treatment approach is chosen, the basic ideals must remain, i.e. that activity is valuable both in assessment and treatment of stroke patients.
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Further Reading
The following cover all areas of the treatment of stroke: Coleman, M.J. (1984) Disk Programming Techniques for the BBC Microcomputer, Prentice-Hall International, London.
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Examples of suitable software used at the Stroke Unit, Nottingham
BN 1, 2, 3 and 4, Burden Neurological Institute, Bristol.
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Thompson, S.B.N., Morgan, M. (1990). Occupational Therapy. In: Occupational Therapy for Stroke Rehabilitation. Therapy in Practice Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3083-5_4
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