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| OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY |
| What is Occupational therapy ? |
| Occupational therapy is a health profession that focuses on helping individuals with mental or physical illness/disabilities to achieve the highest level of functioning and wellness possible in their daily lives. In other words occupational therapy is skilled treatment that helps individuals with disabilities, achieve independence in all facets of their lives. |
| Who is Occupational Therapist ? |
| "Occupational Therapist" assesses and treats people using purposeful activity to prevent disability and develop independent function. |
| What is the difference between Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy ? |
Occupational therapy primarily focuses on evaluating and improving a persons functional abilities. An occupational therapist does not directly treat a person's injury but helps a person optimize their independence and ability to accomplish their daily activities following an injury or in situations of physical impairment. Occupational therapy has to do with improving life skills and often involves adaptive tools at times customized by the therapist. An occupational therapist will also often do on-site assessments of both the home environment and work environment and give recommendations on suitable adaptations of each to allow for a better quality of life.
Physiotherapy is focused more on treating a person’s injury itself and on helping to prevent injuries. The physical therapist will diagnose and treat the physical source of the problem; the injured tissues and structures. A physical therapist is trained extensively on anatomy and the musculoskeletal system resulting in a physical therapist usually being more knowledgeable about musculoskeletal injuries and rehabilitation than a medical doctor. |
| What is Sensory Integration Therapy ? |
| Providing Multi-sensory input (sensory diet) stimulus to bring adaptive response from child. |
| Who provides Sensory Integration Therapy ? |
| Occupational Therapist. |
| For what condition, Sensory Integration Therapy is given ? |
Autism
Learning Disability
ADHD - (Attention, Deficit Hyperactive Disorder)
Dyspraxia – Motor Coordination Disorder. |
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