title: The history of work in physical dysfunction.
abstract: Work has been at the core of occupational therapy for the last seven and a half decades. The tenets of work, which include providing a way of making a living and giving meaning to one's existence, have remained consistent throughout occupational therapists' use of work in the treatment of physical disabilities during three eras: World Wars I and II, the era of industrial therapy, and the work-hardening era. Although technological advances and economics have changed the scope of work, it is evident that the work-hardening programs of today have their roots in the work cure of the early 1900s.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D012759:Sheltered Workshops; D014481:United States; D014829:Vocational Education; D014857:Warfare