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Occupational therapy, as one of the important subdisciplines of rehabilitation therapy, takes occupational activities as the medium or purpose of treatment and life participation as the goal of treatment to meet the growing demand for rehabilitation. According to the Minimum Standards for the Education of Occupational Therapists developed by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, many countries and regions have formulated educational standards that meet their own national or regional characteristics. Comparatively, the number of occupational therapists is seriously insufficient, the talents cultivation is relatively lagging behind, and the education level is uneven in mainland China; while in Hongkong and Taiwan, occupational therapy has an independent education system and a relatively mature talent training model. This study summarized the practical experience and reviewed the relevant literature. Based on the summary and review, we made a comparative analysis of postgraduate education in mainland China and Taiwan from the aspects of educational system and accreditation, enrollment objects, curriculum setting and teaching methods, which would provide a reference for the improvement of occupational therapy personnel training system in mainland China.
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Undergraduate education started late in rehabilitation medicine in mainland China.At present,there are some shortcomings in current undergraduate education for rehabilitation medicine in mainland China,mainly due to the shortage of teachers,the poor pertinence of professional subjects,the broad and superficial knowledge,and the lack of close connection with the necessary professional knowledge of rehabilitation technologies.The Department of Rehabilitation in Taiwan starts its undergraduate education earlier.The curriculum has been sub-professionally oriented.Its subjects are highly targeted and detailed in content.At the same time,it emphasizes forward-looking education such as "statistics".In view of this,the mainland colleges and universities should standardize the undergraduate education of rehabilitation therapies,strengthen the training of professional teachers,pay attention to the cross-mutualism of theory and practice in the teaching plan,enrich the number of professional courses,the appropriate introduction of teaching methods of scientific research,standardize the teaching management system.
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Objective To investigate the effect of alternating cooling and heating whirlpool bath on patients with shoulder-hand syn-drome in stage I after stroke. Methods 60 patients with shoulder-hand syndrome in stage I after stroke were randomly divided into control group (n=30) and observation group (n=30). The control group received comprehensive rehabilitation training including exercise therapy, concentric winding, joint mobilization and ideation training, 30 minutes every time, twice a day, 5 days a week for 4 weeks. The observation group received alternating cooling (12~15℃) and heating (37~43℃) whirlpool bath treatment 20 minutes every time in addition, twice a day, 5 days a week for 4 weeks. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), hand drainage volume, modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), Fugl-Meyer Assess-ment (FMA) and Barthel Index (BI) were used to assess the upper limb pain, the degree of edema, muscle tension, motor function and activi-ties of daily living. Results Before treatment, there was no significant difference in the scores of VAS, MAS, FMA and BI, and the hand drainage volume between 2 groups (P>0.05). 4 weeks after treatment, all the indexes improved in both groups (P<0.05), and were better in the observation group than in the control group (P<0.01). Conclusion The effect of alternating cooling and heating whirlpool bath may fur-ther improve the symptoms of shoulder-hand syndrome in stage I after stroke.