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.
It means that patience, the ability to delay gratification and wait quietly for things to happen in their own time, is a good trait to have. And it is. Impatience often leads to irrational behavior, and is usually energy wasted trying to force something to happen sooner that it is able to.