Blog interest

 

There have been some really interesting blogs, which I have been keeping an eye on lately. These blogs are all related to occupational therapy and cover some really important and interesting topics.

The first blog is

http://otstudents.blogspot.co.nz/

This blog is by Karen who is an occupational therapist and works in California. There is one blog that I found most interesting and that is the “typing skills for children in OT”.  She has some really interesting and creative ideas check it out: http://otstudents.blogspot.co.nz/2012/05/typing-skills-for-children-in-ot.html

Another blog which I had great interest in is: http://otswithapps.wordpress.com/2012/03/24/123-color-hd-talking-coloring-book-just-another-coloring-book-app-take-a-closer-look/

This blog looks at different apps for the iPad which are apporiate and worth while for children. It is great to have someone reviewing these apps and providing knowledge on them.

The next blog belongs to a classmate of mine, Amanda. http://amandasparticipationinoccupationone.blogspot.co.nz/

She has looked at wii fit games that can be used for people that experience TBI

This next blog is by Loren Shalaes who is a pediatric OT http://pediatricot.blogspot.co.nz/2012/05/who-needs-sensory-integration-therapy.html

Her blog on “when a child cant sit still” is very interesting.

Finally the last blog that intrigued me was Hannah’s:

http://hannahblogparticipationinoccupation.blogspot.co.nz/

She covered a really interesting video about a tetraplegic woman who used thought to control a robotic arm.I commented on this:

1. Snicklefritz Farquhars17 May 2012 21:00

   Thanks for sharing the video on neuroscience and robotics Hannah. Absolutely fascinating! I can understand how this technology might work for people who have lost limbs, but for the lady in the video would the robotic arm be fitted to her wheelchair do you think?

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   Hannah S17 May 2012 21:46

   I am not sure if the technology is at the point where it can be mobile (due to the box attached to the chip sticking out her head). They think that this breakthrough may lead to the use of multiple chips in the body communicating with each other to initiate muscle movement, so that goes beyond just creating robotic limbs. But early days yet!

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   Amy van der Heyden17 May 2012 21:54

   What a fantastic video on the tetraplegic woman who used thought to control a robotic arm. It is amazing to think that this kind of technology has been developed. Do you have any more information on this?

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Hannah S17 May 2012 20:44
Thats really awesome about getting to see a hip replacement surgery. Did it change how you viewed clients after coming out of those operations? as in did you have more of an understanding of why the felt the way the did/ what their functional abilities were?
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Amy van der Heyden17 May 2012 21:02
Yes i was very lucky to have that opportunity. 

Yes, you are right Hannah it was interesting to learn how intrusive hip replacements can be. It really did give me a greater insight as to why their mobility would be so limited following the surgery.