Blogs about: Amputations
Featured Blog
Educating Patients with Amputations
Aside from educating an amputee about phantom limb pain, what else do occupational therapists have to teach patients? The things I can think of are: skin checks, wound care, ace wrapping, and splint… more »
Occupational Therapy - A Blog about OT
A Rescued Goat Gets a Chance for a Normal Life
kittymowmow wrote 2 weeks ago: They are both amputees: She lost part of her right leg to bone cancer at the age of 10, and he lost … more »
Educating Patients with Amputations
— 4 comments
aishel wrote 3 months ago: Aside from educating an amputee about phantom limb pain, what else do occupational therapists have t … more »
Diabetes Study Partially Halted After Deaths
— 4 comments
morganwrites wrote 3 months ago: (NYT) - For decades, researchers believed that if people with diabetes lowered their blood sugar to … more »
Coagulatus
mannabozo wrote 3 months ago: Coagulatus As I lay down to sleep, I said some words to myself, soft, peaceful and soo … more »
The Civil War surgeon went to work immediately, hoping to finish before the drug wore off.
tellinghistory wrote 8 months ago: Surgeons and amputations during the Civil War “At the time of the Civil War, ether or chloroform … more »
I made a splint!
aishel wrote 8 months ago: I made my first splint independently last week. I’ve made lots of splints in my time, especia … more »
OT in the Army
— 2 comments
aishel wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a cool video of an occupational therapist at Walter Reed Hospital: … more »
Successful Diabetes Treatment Through Naturopathic Treatment Regimen
Derrick Walker wrote 3 months ago: Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine has found significant positive results and benefits fro … more »
