How does the physiotherapy and occupational therapy differs?

physical therapy is working with muscles and to help you regain walking, standing, and running skills. Occupational is working to regain motor skills to dress, co-ordinate movements like eating and writing, etc.

been thru it with my hubby who had a stroke -was in physical and occupational for a yr. and wondered myself and finally figured it out
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Physical therapy are treatments that allow the body to heal. Occupational therapy deals more with patients that have had strokes are injuries to parts of their bodies and need to be retrained in the use these parts. Physical therapists and occupational therapists work closely together; often with the same patients.

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