Recent Posts in Occupational Therapy

Apr 10, 2025 - In Occupational Therapy Food is Fuel: Meal Planning Strategies

By Alissa Percival, MS, OTR/L What we eat has a major influence on our days, behaviors and health. Food provides us with the energy that our bodies need to function and remain healthy. However, it is not always easy to achieve healthy meals. It requires ...

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Feb 7, 2025 - In Occupational Therapy Innovative Orthopedic Program Brings Your Child’s Care Team Together

When a child has a complex orthopedic condition or injury, they may need to see a number of medical professionals who need to coordinate care. Wouldn’t it be great if your child’s orthopedist and occupational therapist and physical therapist were all in ...

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Jul 15, 2024 - In Occupational Therapy Pediatric Brain Injury Patient Turned Hospital Employee

14 years ago, Ariana McGuire was treated at RWJBarnabas Health’s Bristol Myers Squib Children’s Hospital and Children’s Specialized Hospital after an arrow was lodged in her brain. Her journey has had many remarkable milestones, including going to work at ...

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May 29, 2024 - In Occupational Therapy Expanding Children's Care

Genesis Jimenez and her daughter, Nyla Moreno (front), celebrate the opening of the new East Brunswick facility with (from left) Nyla’s grandmother Luana Vizcaino-Jimenez; Mark E. Manigan, President and CEO, RWJBarnabas Health; Matthew B. McDonald III, MD, ...

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Apr 11, 2024 - In Occupational Therapy Occupational Therapists’ Guide to Fall Prevention

By: Alissa Percival, MS, OTR/L and Dori Cohen, MS, OTR/L, MSCS, CSRS One of the most fundamental goals of occupational therapy is to promote safety and reduce risk of falls. This Occupational Therapy (OT) Month, we present you with some specific strategies ...

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Jan 12, 2024 - In Occupational Therapy World-Class Health Care Close to Home: RWJBarnabas Health Brings Services to Hoboken and Jersey City

RWJBarnabas Health brings services to new sites in Hoboken and Jersey City. Hudson County residents don’t have to travel outside the county—or even their own neighborhoods—to get world-class healthcare. As part of a systemwide goal to bring convenient, ...

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Jan 19, 2023 - In Occupational Therapy Full-Time Therapy Dog Starts Working at Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick

Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick has gotten a new facility therapy dog. Maui is a Golden Retriever that will work full time at the hospital. She will work with her handler to provide therapy across many departments at the hospital. Read ...

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Jan 11, 2023 - In Occupational Therapy 'Dog-ter' in The House: Children's Specialized Hospital Welcomes Therapy Dog Maui

Maui, the newest full-time staffer at Children’s Specialized Hospital (CSH) is ready to work. With “big paws to fill,” the nearly two-year-old golden retriever is the facility’s new therapy dog and will continue the work of Burton, who passed away in June. ...

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Dec 9, 2022 - In Occupational Therapy An Occupational Therapist’s Spotlight on Adaptive Equipment

By: Dori Cohen, MS, OTR/L, MSCS, CSRS, Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center During the rehabilitation process, occupational therapists work with patients to improve quality of life and maximize their functional independence in their daily routines. ...

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