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occupational therapyUse of activities to promote health and independence, particularly after the acute phase of illness. Such therapy is often vital for reorienting patients unable to work for long periods. Occupational therapists assess patients' abilities, tailor programs to restore physical function, and devise ways to help those with permanent limitations carry out everyday functions. See also physical medicine and rehabilitation. |
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As of January 1, 2006, Medicare put a combined spending cap of $1,740 annually on outpatient physical therapy (PT) and speech-language services and a separate $1,740 yearly limit for occupational therapy (OT). One of the most affluent residential communities in the New York Metropolitan area, Southport Manor is an upscale 45,984 s/f, 140-bed skilled nursing facility that has offered traditional long-term health care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, respiratory therapy and special care services for more than 37 years. Whurr produces 16 journals, including such titles as Cochlear Implants International, European Business Journal, Occupational Therapy International and Tropical Science, and 45 new books a year with a backlist of 400 book titles for speech, language therapy, nursing, psychology and special education professionals. |
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