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Enhancing Everyday Life: Adaptive Tools for Independent Living

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|Date: September 26, 2023
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Enhancing Everyday Life: Adaptive Tools for Independent Living

Occupational therapy promotes wellness and independence in all areas of self-care, work, and leisure. One ...

Occupational therapy promotes wellness and independence in all areas of self-care, work, and leisure. One of the ways occupational therapists assist their patients is by helping them learn to use adap ...

September 26, 2023
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22 Expert Pool Play Tips for Building Children’s Strength & Motor Skills

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|Date: July 13, 2021
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22 Expert Pool Play Tips for Building Children’s Strength & Motor Skills

by Megan Lesh, OTR/L, MOT, Occupational Therapist, Valley Medical Center Children’s Therapy Summer’s sunn ...

by Megan Lesh, OTR/L, MOT, Occupational Therapist, Valley Medical Center Children’s Therapy Summer’s sunny days are here so it’s a perfect time for a pool day! These fun activity ideas using toys and ...

July 13, 2021
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Are Daily Tasks Difficult? The Many Ways Occupational Therapy May Help

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|Date: April 06, 2021
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Are Daily Tasks Difficult? The Many Ways Occupational Therapy May Help

By Stephanie Owens, MOT, OTR/L, Valley Medical Center, Rehabilitation Services Do you or a loved one find ...

By Stephanie Owens, MOT, OTR/L, Valley Medical Center, Rehabilitation Services Do you or a loved one find it hard to complete daily activities because of the way the body moves or doesn’t move? What a ...

April 06, 2021
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Relieving Muscle Spasms and Weakness after Stroke or Brain Injury—Occupational Therapy Can Help

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|Date: February 10, 2021
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Relieving Muscle Spasms and Weakness after Stroke or Brain Injury—Occupational Therapy Can Help

by Kristin Moore, MOT, OTR/L, Neuro Occupational Therapist II, Valley Medical Center's Rehabilitation Ser ...

by Kristin Moore, MOT, OTR/L, Neuro Occupational Therapist II, Valley Medical Center's Rehabilitation Services After stroke or traumatic brain injury, you might have weakness on one side of the body, ...

February 10, 2021
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It’s YOU-Time: 7 Ways to Take Care of YOU in 2021

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|Date: January 14, 2021
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It’s YOU-Time: 7 Ways to Take Care of YOU in 2021

So much of 2020 was spent with an external focus, a focus outside of ourselves. We were glued to media so ...

So much of 2020 was spent with an external focus, a focus outside of ourselves. We were glued to media sources and trying to find any sliver of normalcy and certainty in our days. When immersed in cha ...

January 14, 2021
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Have a Swimmingly Fun Time with a Paper Plate Fish Craft Activity

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|Date: June 11, 2020
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Have a Swimmingly Fun Time with a Paper Plate Fish Craft Activity

Join Children’s Therapy occupational therapist Alexa Anderson as she guides you and your children through ...

Join Children’s Therapy occupational therapist Alexa Anderson as she guides you and your children through a paper plate fish art project. The multi-step craft incorporates fine motor skills, sequencin ...

June 11, 2020
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Make a Sensory Play Bean Box—Your Kids will Dig It!

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|Date: May 07, 2020
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Make a Sensory Play Bean Box—Your Kids will Dig It!

Using supplies from around the house, a Valley’s Children’s Therapy occupational therapist shows how your ...

Using supplies from around the house, a Valley’s Children’s Therapy occupational therapist shows how your children will entertain themselves digging for buried surprises, measuring, scooping and pract ...

May 07, 2020
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Occupational Therapy: When the Ordinary Becomes the Extraordinary

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|Date: April 29, 2019
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Occupational Therapy: When the Ordinary Becomes the Extraordinary

What is occupational therapy? Starting my career, I never would have imagined how often I would be mistak ...

What is occupational therapy? Starting my career, I never would have imagined how often I would be mistaken as a physical therapist or be questioned from our very own colleagues at Valley Medical Cent ...

April 29, 2019
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Valley’s Stroke Club Provides Stroke Survivors Opportunity to Share Experiences

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|Date: September 06, 2017
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Valley’s Stroke Club Provides Stroke Survivors Opportunity to Share Experiences

Did you know that Valley Medical Center is home to one of the most active stroke clubs in the Puget Sound ...

Did you know that Valley Medical Center is home to one of the most active stroke clubs in the Puget Sound region? Designed for stroke survivors, their families and their caregivers, the monthly meetin ...

September 06, 2017
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Celebrating 100 Years of Occupational Therapy

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|Date: April 05, 2017
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Celebrating 100 Years of Occupational Therapy

The Occupational Therapy profession turns 100 years old this year this month. As American OT professional ...

The Occupational Therapy profession turns 100 years old this year this month. As American OT professionals, we have a long-standing history of providing services to clients and patients to help increa ...

April 05, 2017
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