Dr. Cristina Nieves Perdomo Delgado
Occupational therapy (OT) can be defined as “the therapeutic use of everyday life activities (occupations) with individuals or groups for the purpose of enhancing or enabling participation in roles, habits, and routines in home, school, workplace, community, and other settings” The goal of OT is to maximize independence in all areas of occupations, including activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), rest and sleep, education, work, play, leisure, and social participation. This chapter discusses occupational therapy’s role in neurological rehabilitation after acquired brain injury. In this specialized setting, occupational therapists utilize remedial and compensatory approaches to address underlying physical, cognitive, and/or visual and perceptual skills to facilitate improved performance and safety during engagement in meaningful and realistic occupations.
