If you have osteoarthritis in your hands, he or she will teach you how to hold and lift objects in a way that won't hurt your fingers. In addition, occupational therapy teaches you how to use assistive devices, such as reachers, dressing aids, and walkers.
Patience [pa-tience] as a girls' name is pronounced PAY-shuns. It is of English origin, and the meaning of Patience is enduring, forebearing. Virtue name used since the 16th century. ASSOCIATED WITH virtue, 16th century.
In literature, Patience appears in Shakespeare's Henry VIII and in an Anthony Trollope novel. In the 2004 film Catwoman, the non-superhero name of the protagonist, played by Halle Berry, is Patience Phillips--which may have caused the name's bump in popularity two years later.