| occupational therapy |
Skilled treatment that helps people return to ordinary tasks around home and at work by maximizing physical potential through lifestyle adaptations and possible use of assistive devices.
Ãâó: www.painconnection.org/MyTreatment/MayoClinic_glos...
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| occupational medicine |
Care and treatment of work related illness or on-the-job accident or injury.
Ãâó: www.century-health.com/glossary.asp
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| occupational therapist |
Occupational therapists assess functioning in activities of everyday living that are essential for independent living, including dressing, bathing, grooming, meal preparation, writing, and driving.
Ãâó: www.lhsc.on.ca/programs/msclinic/define/o.htm
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| occupational disease |
Impairment of health caused by continued exposure to conditions inherent in a person's occupation or a disease caused by an employment or resulting from the nature of an employment. (H)
Ãâó: www.insweb.com/learningcenter/glossary/health-o.ht...
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| occupational asthma |
This is asthma caused solely by something where you work. There are over 200 substances currently known and recognised as a cause of occupational asthma. Examples are: isocyanates, latex and some wood dusts. Oral steroid A class of medications generally used to help treat severe asthma attacks. Because these medications travel throughout the bloodstream to the entire body, there is more chance for serious side effects to occur.
Ãâó: www.asthmacure.com/Glossary/ASTHMAGLOSSARY.html
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