People suffering from many forms of injury, illness and disability have solace on the horizon – occupational therapy.
The Herald News reports the therapy can be beneficial to people of all ages and also can help promote health. A top official of a Northeast Illinois company that offers the service said the people who hold occupational therapy jobs are prepared to be helpful and of assistance.
"Our occupational therapists assist people across the lifespan participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday activities," administrative director Matt Boebel with The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago at Silver Cross Hospital told the news source.
The therapists and their staffs work on helping patients focus on what is meaningful and of use to their life and times. The drive of an occupational therapist is to surmount obstacles and arrive at solutions that help one live without limitations.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were nearly 109,000 people with occupational therapy jobs nationwide in 2010.