Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) have been documented throughout the histories of medicine, science, and philosophy, dating as far back as 400 B.C. Despite having hundreds of years of research and the help of medical advancements, the outlook for a patient post-stroke has extremely poor up until the last 100 years (Galindez, Sanabria, & Borroto, 2014). Coincidentally, within the last 100 years, the field of occupational therapy has also been growing, developing, and advancing rehabilitation treatment itself, especially in the area of stroke therapy. A century ago a stroke would produce severe, long-lasting deficits. However, today a stroke patient is more likely than ever to recover both mentally and physically, and go on to live a healthy and productive life (Yomkovenko, 2010). Although some of this can be credited to earlier diagnoses and breakthroughs in neurological treatments, occupational therapy theories and developments have greatly improved functional outcomes and reduced post-stroke rehabilitation time.
In addition to helping the patient regain functionality, the focus of occupational therapy is to use evidence based theories and the individual’s wants and needs to achieve improved health, wellness, and quality of life through the engagement in …show more content…
Studies of Dynavision have shown that patients using the tool showed improvements in ROM, endurance, visual neglect and acuity (Anderson et al, 2011). Effectiveness of this treatment can be measured my many physical and cognitive assessments, such as the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), goniometry, and the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) (Anderson et al, 2011). Dynavision is an up to date evidence-based treatment option that is simple to use and is backed up by reputable support and well-documented outcomes (Nelson,
In addition to helping the patient regain functionality, the focus of occupational therapy is to use evidence based theories and the individual’s wants and needs to achieve improved health, wellness, and quality of life through the engagement in …show more content…
Studies of Dynavision have shown that patients using the tool showed improvements in ROM, endurance, visual neglect and acuity (Anderson et al, 2011). Effectiveness of this treatment can be measured my many physical and cognitive assessments, such as the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), goniometry, and the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) (Anderson et al, 2011). Dynavision is an up to date evidence-based treatment option that is simple to use and is backed up by reputable support and well-documented outcomes (Nelson,