An introduction

Hi There!
My name is Victoria Lindsay and I am a third year occupational therapy student at Otago Polytechnic. This blog has been created for an occupational therapy student conference that I will be participating called POSITIV_OT. This blog will provide a professional development opportunity for you, the reader, my peers and potential colleagues.  

The idea of this topic came about after my second year placement in stroke rehabilitation, where I experienced and facilitated several Wii games groups for patients who all had different deficits resulting from their stroke. Throughout my placement I was fascinated, and currently still am, how the brain recovers after significant damage and to whether Wii games would patients improve upper limb function. 

Being an occupational therapy student, and soon to be a new graduate, it is exciting to know that my skills, knowledge and abilities to provide interventions to patients, can improve a persons quality of life and occupational performance. 

I hope you all enjoy reading my blog and hopefully it will answer any questions that you have on this topic. 

Enjoy reading!

References

Physiofunction. (2013). Playing wii game. Retrieved from http://www.physiofunction.

co.uk/Uploads/Image/articles/OAPWii.jpg.