RT Book, Section A1 Persch, Andrew A1 Reifenberg, Grace A1 Weisshaar, Rebecca A1 Guo, Karen A1 Horstman, April A1 Sroka, Claire A1 Hall, Alli A2 Mitra, Raj SR Print(0) ID 1159835183 T1 Occupational Therapy T2 Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071793339 LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159835183 RD 2024/03/28 AB Occupational therapy practitioners prevent illness, remediate disability, and restore health by enabling participation in meaningful occupations. During World War I, the first occupational therapists, called “reconstruction aides,” treated soldiers who were suffering from wounds and battle neurosis.1 These early occupational therapists were teachers, secretaries, and artists that contributed to the war effort abroad. To promote healing, the aides used occupation-based activities to engage the mind and hands of patients. They taught handicrafts and vocational skills to distract the injured, increase physical activity, and improve morale (Figs. 78–1 and 78–2).2 This philosophy was captured by Mary Reilly in her 1962 Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lecture, “Man, through the use of his hands, as they are energized by mind and will, can influence the state of his own health.”3