r/OccupationalTherapy is a subreddit with 59k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses struggling, looking for, job, new grad, and ot, and they frequently recommend/review sneaker recommendations, scrubs, and compression socks.
This is a subreddit to celebrate all things Occupational Therapy. Whether you are an OT, know an OT, want to be an OT, or just want to hang out with some OT's, you are welcome here.
Popular Themes in r/OccupationalTherapy
#1
Advice Requests
: "How to get over making a mistake that resulted in injury?"
11 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I was fired almost a year ago, and I’m still not over it."
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Gift ideas for partner starting adult neuro clinic at school?"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Looking for leisure/recreation activity ideas for adults with significant disabilities"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Changing areas of practice - myth or valid career path?"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "I built TherapyTrack after hearing how many school-based OTs are managing everything in Sheets, paper, and Docs"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/OccupationalTherapy
#1
Struggling
44 posts
#2
Looking For
11 posts
#3
Job
7 posts
#4
New Grad
6 posts
#5
Ot
4 posts
#6
Acute Care
3 posts
#7
Mental Health
3 posts
#8
Career
3 posts
#9
Anatomy
2 posts
#10
Pediatric
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/OccupationalTherapy
Sneaker Recommendations
21 reviews
#1
Brooks
4.4★ from 7 reviews
#2
Hoka
4.2★ from 5 reviews
#3
Kizik
3.5★ from 2 reviews
Scrubs
6 reviews
#1
FIGS
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Dolan
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Healing Hands
4.0★ from 1 review
Compression Socks
5 reviews
#1
Cloves
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Truform
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Pro Compression
3.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/OccupationalTherapy
#1
Discussion
: "Who is going to pay for us to be trained in ASI?"
62 posts
#2
Venting - Advice Wanted
: "I was fired almost a year ago, and I’m still not over it."
61 posts
#3
USA
: "I 3D-printed a therapeutic “Gacha System” to help adults with severe mental illness bypass trauma defenses. (Video attached!)"
10 posts
#4
Career
: "Has anyone transitioned from OT to a new career?"
10 posts
#5
Applications
: "Letter of Recommendation from OT"
9 posts
#6
Canada
: "Looking for a Canadian OT application buddy for the 2027 intake"
7 posts
#7
School
: "Free scheduling tool for school based OTs (no account, nothing stored)"
7 posts
#8
Australia
: "OT’s in Australia, does the work come home?"
6 posts
#9
UK
: "Has anyone studied the Pre Reg Masters in OT at Worcester University? UK"
6 posts
#10
fieldwork
: "Fieldwork supervisor"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/OccupationalTherapy
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+10k members(20.1%)
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Last updated: September 1, 2026