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A New Series: Faces of Occupational Therapy

by | Mar 20, 2023 | Uncategorized

NJOTA Newletter Volume V Issue 5 Gregg Frank has been an occupational therapist for twenty years. He graduated from Boston University with a BS in OT in 1989 and has been working as an OT since that time. Two and a half years ago, while working in an outpatient...

What is Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?

by | Dec 17, 2021 | Uncategorized

Worldwide there are 2.3 million people diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).  It is estimated 1 million of these people are in the United States.1    MS is an immune-mediated disease (IMID), that results from the immune system overreacting and attacking the myelin...

Can I Live an Active Life with Osteoarthritis?

by | Nov 15, 2021 | Uncategorized

According to the CDC, one in four adults has doctor-diagnosed arthritis1 which is a blanket term used to refer to more than 100 rheumatic diseases and conditions that affect the joints, the tissues surrounding the joints, and other connective tissue.  The most...

Arriving Home after a Stroke – Is your Home Ready?

by | Oct 15, 2021 | Uncategorized

Recovering from a stroke and returning to the daily activities of life varies with each case.  Recovery can be as short as a few weeks or it can be years of physical, occupational, and speech therapies, to regain the use and strength of muscles, including those...