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.
Cognitive 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.
Hand Therapy and Splinting
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.
Driving Assessments
Driving is a complex activity which depends on the effective interaction between adequate physical and cognitive abilities. Unfortunately, these are often compromised due to a neurological condition. Occupational therapists form part of the team that can assist a client in determining whether they are fit to resume/continue driving, and facilitate the return to driving process if appropriate.
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 optimal safety, efficiency and quality of life at home.
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.
Vocational Rehabilitation
Returning to work following a period of illness, or with an acquired disability, can be challenging. Your occupational therapist can assess your capacity to meet the demands of your job, provide intervention and recommendations to facilitate your return to work, or help you explore alternative options.
Our practice has been structured such that each of our therapists is able to offer specific knowledge and skills targeting three primary areas of our clients' lives: physical performance, cognitive skills and psychosocial well-being.