Occupational Therapy

 

Our Occupational Therapy Service is available to both adults and children on an in-patient and out-patient basis.

 

Occupational Therapy aims to reduce the impact of disease or injury on an individual’s ability to participate in activities of daily life such as personal care, domestic tasks, work, sport and hobbies.

 

Intervention can include:

  • assessment of functional ability to participate in daily activities. Rehabilitation to promote independence through adaptive and compensatory techniques, with or without adaptive equipment
  • discharge planning including home assessment and recommendation of appropriate adaptive equipment and minor or major home modifications, as needed. Home assessments allow the opportunity to review the patient’s function within the context of their natural environment. This assessment is particularly necessary for those who live alone and/or whose illness/disability is likely to have an ongoing effect on their level of functional independence
  • wheelchair assessment and prescription
  • community re-integration and referral to local services. For UK residents community liaison would include referrals and discussions with all necessary community support services e.g. GP, district nurse, Social Services, community rehabilitation therapists, MacMillan Nurses, wheelchair clinics
  • upper limb re-training and hand-related rehabilitation including joint protection
  • splinting to immobilise and rest, prevent deformity or facilitate function
  • scar management including measurement for pressure garments if required
  • cognitive assessment and rehabilitation
  • energy conservation, fatigue management and relaxation therapy
  • ergonomics and work simplification.

Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapy Service

Available to paediatric patients, from babies to 16 years of age. We are able to offer specialist interventions including neurological rehabilitation and sensory integration and accept referrals for:

  • concerns regarding developmental delay, motor planning skills, hand writing and fine motor coordination, keeping up with peers at school, visual perception skills
  • problems associated with prematurity
  • neurological disorders such as, head injuries, cerebral palsy, tumours, epilepsy, infections
  • genetic disorders and syndromes
  • neuromuscular disorders
  • hand injuries and management of scars
  • difficulties related to sensory impairment such as vision and hearing problems
  • learning difficulties/ other special needs
  • difficulties with Activities of Daily Living incl. play, self-care, school/ preschool and leisure skills
  • assessment and recommendation for seating and postural needs, wheelchairs, manual handling, self-care, feeding and writing.

Further information

Go to Therapy Department for an overview of all services offered by out therapy team or see the Paediatric Centre website

 

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