Review patients? medical history, ask the patients questions, and observe them doing tasks
Evaluate a patient?s condition and needs
Develop a treatment plan for patients, identifying specific goals and the types of activities that will be used to help the patient work toward those goals
Help people with various disabilities perform different tasks, such as teaching a stroke victim how to get dressed
Demonstrate exercises?for example, stretching the joints for arthritis relief?that can help relieve pain in people with chronic conditions
Evaluate a patient?s home or workplace and, on the basis of the patient?s health needs, identify potential improvements, such as labeling kitchen cabinets for an older person with poor memory
Educate a patient?s family and employer about how to accommodate and care for the patient
Recommend special equipment, such as wheelchairs and eating aids, and instruct patients on how to use that equipment
Assess and record patients? activities and progress for patient evaluations, for billing, and for reporting to physicians and other healthcare providers
