What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational therapy is a health profession that works with people whose lives have been affected by an illness or injury. It is designed to help people regain and build skills that are needed to live independent, productive, and satisfying lives. Examples range from basic activities like eating, bathing, and dressing to more complicated activities like using a computer, writing checks, managing one's home, and returning to work or school.

What is the difference between Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy?
Physical therapists work on strength and movement, while occupational therapists apply that strength and movement to all the activities that "occupy" us throughout the day, activities such as eating and dressing, working, and playing.

Do Occupational Therapists help people get jobs?
Occupational therapists do help some people return to work, but we also help people who are not employed in the traditional sense. For example, an elderly person's "job" might be to take care of himself and his home. A child's "job" is to eat, grow and play. If, however, an illness interferes with these "occupations," an occupational therapist would teach them different ways to participate in these activities.