Occupational therapy has proven beneficial in patients suffering from chronic self-limiting disorders that limit their daily activities (ADL). A case of a patient suffering from motor dysfunction due to degenerative ataxia is presented below, whose condition improved significantly after receiving appropriate occupational therapy. Case scenario A 62-year-old woman suffering from ataxia with vitamin E deficiency (AVED) from the age of 48 years presented to an occupational medicine specialist. Though the patient has been experiencing the symptoms since childhood, the diagnosis was delayed.
At the age of nine, the patient had an unbalanced gait and difficulty in finger movements when she was 13. Then, at the age of 23, the patient developed retinitis pigmentosa, which led to visual disturbances. Since then, she has been confined to a wheelchair. The patient had been cared for by her mother…
