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📱 We've thought hard about time/efforts across social media. We had good times here (as Twitter). But the only constant in life is change; for many reasons, we've decided X is no longer for us. We'll shout loudly & proudly about #OccupationalTherapy elsewhere inc now on Threads.
🇪🇸 Integrating an #OccupationalTherapist into a primary health care team: theOThub.com/research-theme/… (OT+)
Research in 2025 found that integrating an OT is both feasible and valuable; it 'improved interdisciplinary collaboration and patient-centred care'... (1/2)
(2/2) ...Initial role ambiguity and a lack of referral criteria were challenges. Service: Home-based, Spain.
🇪🇸 Integrating an #OccupationalTherapist into a primary health care team: theOThub.com/research-theme/… (OT+) #PrimaryCare
🏃🏾The Value of #OccupationalTherapy: Falls Assessment and Reduction: theOThub.com/article/occupat… (OT+) 😲 '1 in 3 people aged 65+ have at least one fall every year. OTs play a key role assessing risk, improving home safety and reducing falls by older people (Clarke, 2019)... (1/2)
(2/2) ...Home fall-hazard reduction interventions by occupational therapists successfully reduce fall rates by around 26%, according to a Cochrane review.'
🏃🏾The Value of #OccupationalTherapy: Falls Assessment and Reduction: theOThub.com/article/occupat… (OT+)
👁️ What will you discover in our FREE learning and development networks? Join here: theOThub.com/circles 🟠🟢🟣 Connect with clinicians, educators and students globally 💬 Ask, discuss, create polls and share files, video/visual resources. Open to all!
The Occupational Therapy Hub retweeted
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks" is a lie.
As a neuroscientist, here are 6 ways to improve neuroplasticity at ANY age:
1. Go for a walk
Exercise releases a protein called BDNF. It tells your neurons to grow stronger and form new connections.
New year. New name. New resources ahead! Same great value, for your life-long learning and clinical practice: theOThub.com/upgrade ↗️
All current OT CPD Courses included, research library, downloadable PDFs, on-demand webinars and more... #OccupationalTherapy
⚖️🎮 Justice-Based OT: theOThub.com/circle/mental-h… - "I am a US OT working on a felony #mentalhealth docket - folks who have been arrested for/convicted of a felony & whom their attorney believes is in the situation due to mental ill-health... Are any of you using VR for any... (1/2)
(2/2) ...aspect of intervention? I am more looking for interactive apps, to practice interview skills, social & communication skills, etc. Interested to know what you all are doing out there."
⚖️🎮 Connect with Giuli re 'Justice-Based OT': theOThub.com/circle/mental-h… #MentalHealth
👋🏽 Hello you - and happy 2026! 🔆 We start the year as we do every 1st Jan: Being there for your #OccupationalTherapy learning and growth, connecting the profession globally. Sound good? Come on in! 🌐 theOThub.com
💟♾️ "Pressures old & new persist, within/around our profession. But passion for #OccupationalTherapy (& all it stands for) lives strong!"
🔀 In prep for 2026, we've made a few changes 📩 Read about these, your new resources & 'Best of 2025's: theOThub.com/members (or inbox)
BEST OF 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ 🪫🔋 True #rest is vital for our #wellbeing. This is more than just 😴. Six types support unique needs. Building them into routines creates balanced self-care, reduces burnout & fosters #resilience!
🖼 Graphics: theOThub.com/downloads (OT+) #OccupationalTherapy
Life's busy, testing, a constant juggle ⏳ This time of year's no exception ⭐ But we hope, amongst any stress & sensory overload, that you foster memories & have meaningful moments with those that matter.
🎄 To all celebrating, have a Merry Christmas! To all, a joyful 2026 🥰
BEST OF 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ How does OT empower people? ℹ️ FAQ: theOThub.com/occupationalthe…
#OccupationalTherapy practitioners are 'knowledgeable about development, underlying skills and intervention strategies needed for successful participation in nine areas of occupation...' (Bazyk, 2022)
BEST OF 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ #SensoryProcessing for OTs: theOThub.com/downloads (OT+), or via theOThub.com/store
👁👆🏾👂🏼👅 Sensory systems inform the brain how to react and interact with our world. This doc summarises each system and explores sensory triggers and 'overload'... (1/2)
(2/2) ...A trigger checklist allows you to identify sensory needs, for you or those you support! A template then collectively conveys triggers 👁👆🏾👂🏼👅
BEST OF 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ #SensoryProcessing for OTs: theOThub.com/downloads (OT+), or via theOThub.com/store #OccupationalTherapy
The Occupational Therapy Hub retweeted
🟠🟢🟣 #OTCircles are your FREE learning & development networks, for clinicians, educators & students: theOThub.com/circles
💬 Make global connections, without social media distraction. Inc: Independent Practitioners, Paediatrics, Mental Health, Neurology, Student Spaces.
📶 Modest Proposal for Stair Descent in the Elderly: theOThub.com/circle/research…
"Fall-prevention guidance appropriately emphasises handrail use, lighting, stair design & strength/balance training. Little attention's been given to task-modification strategies that alter how... (1/2)
(2/2) ...stair descent is performed. I wonder whether an oblique stair-descent orientation [60 degrees relative to stairs direction] may reduce #falls risk in some older adults... I wonder if anyone has explored related strategies in practice or research?" - Glenn, M.D. (retired)
