Musical Injuries and Occupational Therapy

A violinist, an obo player and a pianist...not your usual occupational therapy patients?

For Christine Guptill, an Occupational Therapist, musical injuries are a very real thing and can possibly be treated with OT.

Christine developed carpel tunnel syndrome from playing the obo. This injury inspired her to pursue a PHD in OT, specializing in musical injury treatment.

She has identified four determining factors which contribute to musical injuries:

1. Musical Instrument Played
2. Age of the Musician
3. How Often the Instrument is Played
4. The Style in Which the Instrument is Played
   

Wii-Therapy

The Nintendo Wii has opened up a new realm of virtual reality physical therapy. Wii Sports and the new Wii Fit games have given physical and occupational therapists a chance to improve people's balance, coordination and vision just by playing a video game.

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Enhancing The Progressus Experience™

Progressus Therapy unveiled its new brand, including a new logo and tagline, and announced the launch of ProgressusConnect. This is a new online community and employment portal for Speech-language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists.

Progressus Therapy has become the leading educational solutions provider of speech-language, occupational and physical therapy solutions focusing exclusively on the school-based setting.