Outputs (16)

Occupational therapy (2020)
Book Chapter
Prior, Y., Adams, J., & Hammond, A. (2020). Occupational therapy. In D. L. Scott, J. Galloway, A. Cope, A. Pratt, & V. Strand (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Rheumatoid Arthritis (311-320). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198831433.003.0026

People with rheumatoid arthritis can find it painful, tiring, and frustrating to perform their daily activities, work, family and social responsibilities, and leisure. While drug therapy has improved outcomes, many still experience limitations in the... Read More about Occupational therapy.

Chapter 26 : Occupational therapy (2020)
Book Chapter
Hammond, A., Adams, J., & Prior, Y. (2020). Chapter 26 : Occupational therapy. In D. Scott, J. Galloway, A. Cope, A. Pratt, & V. Strand (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Oxford: Oxford University Press

People with rheumatoid arthritis can find it painful, tiring and frustrating to perform their daily activities, work, family and social responsibilities, and leisure. Whilst drug therapy has improved outcomes, many still experience limitations in the... Read More about Chapter 26 : Occupational therapy.

Work (2017)
Book Chapter
Prior, Y., & Hammond, A. (2017). Work. In M. Curtin, M. Egan, & J. Adams (Eds.), Occupational Therapy for People Experiencing Illness, Injury or Impairment: Promoting occupation and participation, 7e (Occupational Therapy Essentials) (485-506). Elsevier

Formerly entitled Occupational Therapy and Physical Dysfunction this seminal textbook builds on the strengths of all previous editions and continues to explore the work of occupational therapists with people who are experiencing illness, injury or im... Read More about Work.

Joint Protection : enabling change in musculoskeletal conditions (2014)
Book Chapter
Hammond, A. (2015). Joint Protection : enabling change in musculoskeletal conditions. In I. Soderback (Ed.), International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions (Second Edition) (607-618). New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08141-0_42

Joint protection includes applying ergonomic principles in daily life, altering working methods, using assistive devices, and modifying environments. It is taught to people with musculoskeletal conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarth... Read More about Joint Protection : enabling change in musculoskeletal conditions.

Chapter 39 : Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia (2013)
Book Chapter
Hammond, A. (2013). Chapter 39 : Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia. In M. Radomski, & C. Trombley (Eds.), Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction (1215-1243). Baltimore, USA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins

This chapter reviews the key features of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia, their treatment and management, as well as the clinical sequelae of these conditions and how they can interfere with meeting occupational performance goal... Read More about Chapter 39 : Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia.

Chapter 8 : Joint protection (2013)
Book Chapter
Hammond, A. (2013). Chapter 8 : Joint protection. In L. Goodacre, & M. MacArthur (Eds.), Rheumatology Practice in Occupational Therapy: Promoting Lifestyle Management (111-132). Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell

Many people with arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions (MSCs) can find performing everyday activities painful, tiring and frustrating, affecting their wellbeing. Joint protection is not just a physical intervention. It is as an active coping stra... Read More about Chapter 8 : Joint protection.

Patient education and self management (2010)
Book Chapter
Hammond, A., & Niedermann, K. (2010). Patient education and self management. In Rheumatology: Evidence-Based Practice for Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists (77-97). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-06934-5.00006-1

Chapter 10 : Joint protection and fatigue management (2010)
Book Chapter
Hammond, A. (2010). Chapter 10 : Joint protection and fatigue management. In K. Dziedzic, & A. Hammond (Eds.), Rheumatology: Evidence based Practice for Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists (137-150). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-06934-5.00010-3

Joint protection and fatigue management address the priority concerns of people with arthritis: pain, fatigue and hand and finger function (Heiburg & Kvien 2002, Hewlett et al 2005). Joint protection underlies all rehabilitation of people whose joint... Read More about Chapter 10 : Joint protection and fatigue management.

Chapter 6 : Patient education and self-management (2010)
Book Chapter
Hammond, A., & Niedermann, K. (2010). Chapter 6 : Patient education and self-management. In K. Dziedzic, & A. Hammond (Eds.), Rheumatology: Evidence based Practice for Physiotherapists & Occupational Therapists (77-97). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone

Patient education is an essential additive intervention in the care of people with rheumatic diseases. Therapists’ professional codes of conduct emphasise the importance of ensuring patients are provided with adequate information to gain informed con... Read More about Chapter 6 : Patient education and self-management.

Chapter 19: Non-pharmacological therapies : why splint joints? Joint protection; pacing, rest and relaxation; expert patient programmes and patient support groups (2009)
Book Chapter
Hammond, A. (2009). Chapter 19: Non-pharmacological therapies : why splint joints? Joint protection; pacing, rest and relaxation; expert patient programmes and patient support groups. In S. Oliver (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Musculoskeletal Nursing (First Edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press