A Central Wyoming woman who holds an occupational therapy job derives sizable amounts of personal satisfaction from clients who benefit from the assistance she provides, according to a published report.
Virginia Holcomb devotes her livelihood to alleviating clients' pain, The Daily Ranger reports. She works with patients to help them eliminate aches caused by a variety of issues.
"Nothing is more gratifying than having a patient who has suffered shoulder pain for five years, and has not been doing anything, walk into the clinic and after several sessions of therapy, tell me that they were able to go fishing, hunting, working on their quilt or carry their child without pain," Holcomb told the news source.
Holcomb said her work addresses restrictions and limitations with which people live due to injury, illness and aging, noting she works to involve her patients in the process, ensuring their understanding of the condition, methods of addressing it and helping with the recovery.
Occupational therapist opportunities are projected to advance 33 percent during the 10-year period leading up to 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.