About Rehabilitation
What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational therapy is skilled treatment that helps individuals achieve independence in all facets of their lives. It gives people the "skills for the job of living" necessary for independent and satisfying lives.
Occupational Therapists are professionals whose education includes the study of human growth and development with specific emphasis on the social, emotional, and physiological effects of illness and injury. With the help of occupational therapy, many of these individuals can achieve or regain a higher level of independence.
When skill and strength cannot be developed or improved, occupational therapy offers creative solutions and alternatives for carrying out daily activities.
What is Kinesiology?
Kinesiology is the study of human movement. This includes the physiology, biomechanics, anatomy, psychology and sociology behind any movement or sport or activity. A registered Kinesiologist uses these principles and applies them to an individual to improve performance and function, and this is accomplished through active exercise.
Active Therapy
Active therapy, exercise therapy and exercise rehabilitation, are the same thing. Any way you package it, they all use exercise and activity to promote recovery. At Reactive Rehabilitation our programs are goal oriented and injury specific. Each program is unique in design and developed with the individual needs of the client in mind. Whether the goal is to get the person back to work or off the bench, active therapy works.
How Successful?
Exercise has always been recommended to enhance an individual's overall health when not injured, promoting cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength, endurance and the improvement posture. Yet when we're injured, the most common response is to rest and stop all activities. Recent studies indicate that exercise can and does contribute to the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal disorders and recovery from orthopedic surgery. It has also been found that injury management utilizing prolonged rest may adversely affect and delay rehabilitation. Compared to traditional passive treatment methods, active therapy has been shown to be more successful in reducing pain, increasing mobility and range of motion, and decreasing the number of sick days due to injury.
Exercise and Brain Injury
The benefits of exercise aren't just limited to those with soft tissue and orthopedic injuries. Exercise has also been associated with the improvement of balance and posture in those persons with Traumatic Brain Injuries. It has also been found to decrease fatigue and control stress in these individuals. And, although studies have been inconclusive, the above effects may indirectly result in improved cognition and memory. This in turn could have a very beneficial impact on their ability to carry out activities of daily living.