Occupational Therapy services include:
Physical Rehabilitation
Following an illness or disability, many people struggle with a variety of physical difficulties such as impaired balance and strength, incoordination, changes in muscle tone, postural abnormalities, chronic pain, and difficulty using their body for functional mobility and daily activities. Your Occupational Therapist can use therapeutic activities and exercises to assist you to overcome these challenges, or advise you on equipment and assistive devices to facilitate improved participation in daily activities and mobility.
Caregiver Training
Managing your daily activities at home (such as getting in and out of bed, navigating your bathroom, and acquiring a daily routine) with a disabling condition can be daunting - for both the patient and their caregivers. Your Occupational Therapist is experienced in handling people with physical impairments, and can provide training for family and caregivers to ensure they feel adequately equipped to allow the client to feel safe and supported.
Cognitive Rehabilitation
An Occupational Therapist can support adults experiencing cognitive difficulties due to illness or disability by helping them improve or adapt the cognitive skills needed for daily life. This might include strategies to enhance memory, attention, problem-solving, and planning, as well as using tools like reminders, checklists, or visual schedules. The therapist also works with the individual to modify tasks or environments to promote independence and safety, whether at home, work, or in the community. The goal is to enable the person to engage in meaningful activities and maintain as much autonomy as possible.
Hand Therapy and Splinting
Our hands are one of our primary tools for exploring and managing our environment, and caring for ourselves and others. Neurological conditions can lead to a number of complications involving the hands, such as muscle weakness, pain, decreased range of movement, oedema or muscle tone abnormalities. Your Occupational Therapist may provide you with therapeutic exercises and activities to help you to overcome these impairments, manufacture a splint, or recommend specific assistive devices if needed.
Our hands are one of our primary tools for exploring and managing our environment and caring for ourselves and others. Illness and disability can lead to a number of complications involving the hands, such as muscle weakness, pain, decreased range of movement, oedema or muscle tone abnormalities. Your Occupational Therapist may provide you with therapeutic exercises and activities to help you to overcome these impairments, or manufacture a splint, pressure garment, or specific assistive device if needed.
Supportive Therapy
For an individual struggling with managing mental health, chronic pain or fatige, or other neurospychological-related difficulties, an Occupational Therapist can provide valuable support through a holistic, client-centred approach. This may include education about the condition to promote understanding and self-management, structured scheduling pacing to help manage fatigue and cognitive load, relaxation and sensory modulation.
Home Visits
If you are unable to leave your house due to mobility impairments or limited access to transport, your Occupational Therapist can do treatment with you in the comfort of your home.