Have a patient in rehab this week who has parkinson's disease and
suffered a fall while gathering a drink out of the fridge.. Yesterday
we made a list of all of the occupations he wants to be able to do in
order to make it home and to improve his quality of life again. So far
we have the basics like showering, dressing, laundry, loading the
dishwasher, and getting a drink out of the refridgerator. Well today
his wife came to therapy and was very happy to see her husband engaging
in such activity. She states that she now understands why his
depression has lifted a bit since yesterday. Very interesting comment.
Could it be the antidepressive drugs or the engagment in occupations
that give the patient hope to return to a regular life again?
Hopefully a combination of both.
Chris Nahrwold MS, OTR
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