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Specialties that change the job
Physical rehabilitation
Spinal cord and brain injury, stroke, amputation. Getting people back to the things they did before.
Behavioral health
Psychiatric units and addiction treatment, where activity is used to build coping skills and structure.
Adaptive sports
Wheelchair basketball, sled hockey, adaptive skiing and cycling. Veterans programs do this at a serious level.
Geriatrics and dementia care
Nursing homes, memory care and senior living, using activity to keep people engaged and moving.