Using work simulation to treat adults with back injuries.
Occupational therapy at the Liberty Mutual Medical Service Center, Boston, Massachusetts, offers a diverse variety of modalities for the treatment of patients with low back pain. Treatment may include the use of a balance monitor, a multiwork station, a pneumatic lifting-lowering device, a computerized upper extremity work simulator, and a truck-driving simulator. The primary objective of occupational therapy in this setting is to provide a supportive environment where patients can practice and improve the execution of the work-related activities they need to perform their jobs while they are learning to live with or control their symptoms.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D019567:Back Injuries; D001416:Back Pain / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D009790:Occupations; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010358:Patient Participation; D014937:Work