đź‘Ą Occupational Therapy at Mind and Brain Hospital
At Mind and Brain Hospital, we help children to develop their important functional motor skills. By educating the parents regarding therapies and giving home based program for long-term success and also it makes the child to reach the goals earlier. Therapy mainly focuses on motor co-ordination, behaviour management, functional and cognitive abilities. By assessing the child’s sensory profile, therapist should have made tailored interventions and personalized plans to meet out each child’s specific needs like dressing and self-care. Evidence-based practice and diverse therapy models are undertaken to improve their daily participation, self-care and interactions with others and also to overcome their challenges and to promote child’s overall health.
Focus of Occupational Therapy
- Fine motor skills ( small-muscle movements made with the hands, fingers and toes such as grasping )
- Visual- Perceptual skills
- Cognitive ( Thinking ) skills
- Sensory – processing problems
Why Occupational therapy?
OT helps kids playing ability, improves their school performance and aids their daily activities. It also boosts their self-esteem and sense of accomplished. With OT, Kids can:
- Develop fine motor skills so they can grasp and release toys and develop good handwriting or computer skills.
- Improve eye-hand coordination so they can play and do needed school skills such as bat a ball and copy from a blackboard.
- Master basic life skills such as bathing, getting dressed, brushing teeth and self-feeding.
- Learn positive behaviours and social skills by practicing how they manage frustration and anger,
- Get special equipment to help build their independence. These include wheelchairs, splints, bathing equipment, dressing devices and communication aids.
Health problems related to Occupational therapy
- Birth injuries or birth defects
- Sensory processing disorders
- Traumatic injuries to the brain or spinal cord
- Learning problems
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Mental health or Behavioral problems
- Broken bones or other orthopaedic injuries
- Developmental delays
- Post- surgical conditions
- Burns
- Spina Bifida
- Traumatic Amputation
- Cancer
- Severe Head injuries
- Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral palsy and other Chronic illnesses.
