Part 1: Supporting teens with multiple sclerosis (MS) fatigue with an occupational therapist

For teens living with MS, fatigue can have a significant impact on their activities at home and at school. Senior occupational therapist, Ashlee Cruz, from the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne outlines how to support teens with MS and their fatigue in this three-part series. Ashlee provides practical strategies to support teens with MS and their families in managing activity levels.
In part one of this series, senior occupational therapist Ashlee Cruz explores MS fatigue in teens, discussing its prevalence, characteristics, and significant effects on daily life. Ashlee gives an overview of the difference between MS fatigue from typical tiredness, and highlights the challenges in differentiating MS fatigue from normal adolescent behaviour. The discussion includes potential causes, and its wide-reaching impacts on teens who are living with MS and are impacted by fatigue.
Presenter:
Ashlee Cruz is a Senior Occupational Therapist at The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. Ashlee’s qualifications include a Bachelor in Occupational Therapy (LaTrobe University, 2009) and a Master of Advanced Occupational Therapy Practice (Monash University, 2019). Ashlee has worked across a variety of community and hospital based paediatric settings and has developed a passion and expertise in working with children and adolescents with neurological conditions, and in particular neuromuscular disorders. Ashlee completed a research study on the use of mobile arm supports in individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in 2019 as part of her Masters.
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• Part 2: Strategies to ...
• Part 3: Lifestyle chan...
📌Parents of teens with MS series
• Parents of Teens with MS
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