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More occupational therapists are needed to provide client-centered,
evidence-based rehabilitation to the large numbers of service members who
sustained mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) while deployed in Afghanistan and
Iraq. The Proponency for Rehabilitation and Reintegration tasked a team of
occupational and physical therapists to assemble evidence-based best practices
specific to mTBI. Despite the fact that evidence-based reviews, guidelines, and
research regarding occupational therapy for mTBI are sparse, the team developed
the Clinical Practice Guidance: Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy for
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Occupational therapy practice recommendations
specific to client education, vision, cognition, resumption of roles, and
emotional well-being are summarized for civilians and characterized as practice
standards or practice options. By using evidence-informed and holistic services,
occupational therapists have the potential to lead rehabilitation and
reintegration efforts for service members with mTBI and advance changes in the
profession itself.

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