Occupational Therapy in Functional Neurological Disorder Rehabilitation Mapped in 41-Study Review - Bioengineer.org
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A scoping review of 41 studies found that occupational therapy is a standard component of multidisciplinary rehabilitation for functional neurological disorder, a condition affecting working-age adults, but profession-specific interventions and outcomes were inconsistently documented. The review highlights gaps in evidence regarding occupational therapy's independent contribution to rehabilitation outcomes for this disabling neurological condition.
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Occupational therapy has long been described as a core ingredient of rehabilitation for functional neurological disorder, yet a new scoping review suggests the profession’s specific contribution has been remarkably difficult to pin down. The review, published in Frontiers in Neurology, mapped 41 peer-reviewed intervention studies involving 1,284 adults with functional neurological disorder, publis…
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