{"id":2259,"date":"2021-08-11T16:54:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T16:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsatplaypa.com\/?post_type=avada_faq&#038;p=2259"},"modified":"2021-08-11T16:54:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T16:54:49","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-occupational-therapy-and-physical-therapy","status":"publish","type":"avada_faq","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsatplaypa.com\/faq-items\/what-is-the-difference-between-occupational-therapy-and-physical-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between occupational therapy and physical therapy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1365px;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.375%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.375%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.375%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Occupational and physical therapy may be used to help your child in a variety of ways; but what is the difference between occupational therapy and physical therapy?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/physicaltherapyweb.com\/differences-occupational-therapy-physical-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Occupational therapy<\/a>\u00a0is more focused on evaluating and improving a person\u2019s functional abilities. In comparison, physical therapy is geared toward helping a person accomplish their mobility goals.<\/p>\n<p>Physical therapy, on the other hand, helps children recover from any existing injuries and\/or diseases which restrict their mobility.<\/p>\n<p>Occupational therapists are trained to help patients improve their life skills so that they can carry on their daily activities more efficiently. While they do consider the physical aspects of rehabilitation and motion, occupational therapists are focused primarily on enabling the patient to engage in the meaningful activities of daily life as seamlessly as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"faq_category":[19],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is the difference between occupational therapy and physical therapy? - Kids at Play<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kidsatplaypa.com\/faq-items\/what-is-the-difference-between-occupational-therapy-and-physical-therapy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is the difference between occupational therapy and physical therapy? 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