Out Patient Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy

Provides a wide range of services to assist adults and elders who are injured, ill or disabled and have challenges with everyday living including rehabilitation, preventative care and education.

Services available

• Evaluation of clients’ ability to perform daily activities, taking into account physical and/or mental factors, as well as their living environment
• Screening for cognitive or perceptual difficulties
• Identifying obstacles in the environment and proposing appropriate solutions for greater in­dependence and safety (e.g. adaptive equipment and training in its use, house modifications).
• Exercises to reduce pain, or to maintain/improve range of motion, strength, coordination, balance and endurance
• Training in daily activities
• Interventions to improve comfort (while sitting or in bed) and prevent or treat pressure sores
• Education about illness and ways to adjust it
• Recommendations of splints for upper limbs
• Assisting with applications for Medicare wheelchair and 4-wheeled scooters (if eligible)

Services not provided

• Rehabilitation (e.g. assessing work capacities/requirements, ergonomics) for return to work
• Children with disabilities are served only for house accessibility assessment and for requests for technical aids.