Occupational Therapy Personal Statement

I someday want to work as an occupational therapist. Occupational therapy (OT) as a field, focuses on a variety of physical and functional impairments. Occupational therapists and assistants work with their consumers to help them to regain functionality to be able to perform activities of daily living (ADLs), such as bathing, getting dressed, eating, etc. The physiology of exercise plays a huge role in therapy and is definitely incorporated into therapy sessions. One main component of OT intervention is upper-body strengthening. Strengthening exercises and activities are performed to improve the performance of weakened muscles. In conjunction with traditional weighted exercises, occupational therapists also use therapeutic activities.