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Occupational Therapy for Adults

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Adults often experience difficulties in participating and engaging in the performance of various activities of daily living (“ADL’s”) e.g. dressing, grooming, bathing or work post a traumatic event.

Occupational therapy aims to remediate and rehabilitate a person post a traumatic event. The traumatic event could be sustaining a stroke or traumatic head injury, involvement in a motor vehicle accident, hand injuries or the effects of an underlying condition such as multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease or arthritis.

The aim of occupational therapy is to:

Restore independence within activities of daily living (“ADL’s”) e.g. retrain and compensate so that an activity of daily living can be performed as independently as possible with the use of an assistive device if necessary
Restore physical function, improve strength in weak arms to allow the person the engage in ADL’s independently
Restore cognitive function, improve memory, attention, concentration and/or problem solving so that the client can become more independent in ADL’s
Improve endurance, strength, balance and mobility
Maximize independence as much as possible
Accelerate recovery from a traumatic event
Provide the specific caregiver training, tailored for each individual client
Develop compensatory strategies for the impaired use of an upper or lower limb
Global retraining to improve physical and cognitive functioning
Establish assistive technology needs e.g. wheelchair, walking aid, grab rails, braces and/or splints
Motivate for relevant assistive technology

Intervention can occur in the home environment and would focus on:

In-home therapy / rehabilitation
Home assessments, specifically home modifications to accommodate the needs of each client
Hands-on support for the purchase of specific medical equipment required
Caregiver training

We can provide assessment, management and therapy for all presenting conditions. We work with adults with a full range of conditions including:

Stroke

A stroke (sometimes called a “brain attack”) occurs when blood flow to an area of the brain is cut off. A stroke can be caused by blood clots or when a blood vessel breaks or ruptures in the brain, which deprives the brain of the required oxygen and glucose. The effect of the stroke depend on the extent to which, and the area of the brain that is damaged.

Multiple Sclerosis (“MS”)

Multiple Sclerosis (“MS”) is a condition in which the immune system attacks and damages the nerve linings in the brain and spinal cord. Multiple Sclerosis is a progressive disease that people will have from birth but may only show symptoms from around 20 years old. It is an auto immune disease and the exact causes are currently unknown.

Neurological Disorders

Neurological disorders are an umbrella term used to describe various progressive disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord and nerves.

Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s Disease is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the part of the brain that controls your body. A person who has Parkinson’s Disease may experience slow voluntary movements, tremors, frequent falls, decreased muscle tone, speech and swallowing difficulties and reduced frequency of eye blinking.

Spinal Cord Injuries (“SCI”)

Spinal Cord Injuries (“SCI”) occurs when there is damage to the spinal cord. A spinal cord injury can occur either from trauma (e.g. motor vehicle accident / fall / sports injury), compression from the spinal vertebrae or a tumor / abscess or an infection or loss of its normal blood supply.

Traumatic Brain Injury (“TBI”)

A Traumatic Brain Injury (“TBI”) is an injury from the brain being damaged as a result of an accident, a fall or a sports related injury to the head.

Dementia

Dementia is an acquired and progressive neurological disorder and major health problem primarily found in people 65 years of age and older. This neurological disorder causes deterioration of cognition, memory, language, emotion and behaviour and can lead to difficulties in the performance of activities of daily living.

Hand Injuries

Any injury to the hand that affects any of the structures such as the skin, tendons, nerves, blood vessels, bones and joints. Hand injuries may be caused as a result of trauma (e.g. a fall or cut), overuse or repetitive movements such as carpal tunnel syndrome and age-related changes to the structures of the hand such as rheumatoid arthritis.

Amputation

Amputation – the removal or absence of a part of the body. Most common types of amputations occur as a surgical procedure due to trauma (e.g. a motor vehicle accident) or an underlying medical condition (e.g. gangrene as a result of diabetes). Amputations can occur in both lower and upper extremities as well as single digits. Some cases are congenital (e.g. a child is born without a part of an extremity). The effects are permanent.

Consultancy

We offer a consultancy service for insurers, schools, parents, case workers and solicitors. Our consultancy service offers options and recommendations regarding the health of an individual.

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Why Choose Us?

Caring and Professional Service
Variety of services available
First class Occupational Therapists
Modern equipment and clinics
Saturday and Sunday appointments available
Able to see you at home, in school or in one of our clinics
Most of our OTs are Registered with the Health Professions Council and the British Association of Occupational Therapy