Practice, Knowledge and Needs of Occupational Therapy Practitioners Providing Services to Parents with Physical Impairments: A Pilot Study.

This survey study describes practice patterns, knowledge, skills, resources, and needs of occupational therapy practitioners providing services to parents with physical impairments. Participants ( = 51) primarily worked in outpatient rehabilitation (30%), inpatient rehabilitation (21%), and acute care (15%) settings. Participants reported evaluating and providing interventions for nine role-focused parenting activities.

A 12-week multicomponent therapy in fibromyalgia improves health but not in concomitant moderate depression, an exploratory pilot study.

Literature suggests that graded and multicomponent therapy improves outcomes in fibromyalgia, but there is no conclusive evidence in which combination to be used. This study focused on the effect of a multicomponent therapy in fibromyalgia when a combination of exercise therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy was applied. Additionally, predictors for dropping out were explored as research reports high dropout rates.

Computerized platform posturography for children: test-retest reliability of the sensory test of the VSR System.

The purpose of this study was to examine the consistency of scores from typically developing children on the sensory test of the NeuroCom International VSR System. Participants included 18 children between five and nine years of age. Postural sway was measured using the VSR System, a computerized platform posturography assessment tool.