Occupational Therapy
- It is a branch of health care that helps people for all ages who have physical sensory or cognitive problem. OT focuses on improving their patients ability to perform activities of daily living.
- How do I know if my child need OT – Difficulty with spacing and size of letters. Difficulty with recognizing letters, finding object with other object, difficulty with copying and visual tracking.
- Why kids need OT- OT help with barriers that affect a person’s emotional,social, and physical needs. To do this they use everyday activities, exercise and other therapies. OT helps kids play, improves their school performance ย and ย aids their daily activities. They also learn learn how to respond appropriately to sensory input their environment
Activities
- Creative problem solving
- Communication skills
- Physical strength
- Flexibility
- ย and patience
- Domain
- Occupation – Activities of daily living ,rest , sleep, work, education
- Context- Environmental and ย personal factors
- Performance and pattern- habits, routine, roles, rituals.
- Client factor- values, belief, body function
Benefits-
OT helps individuals af all ages overcome physical sensory or cognitive problems. It helps to overcome problems of all ages. For seniors in particular the goal is to help them safely navigate daily life and adopt to various health challenges allowing to remain living indepently as long as possible. It also help to participate in situations indepently with confidence.