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Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy becomes necessary when solutions to performing or engaging in desired occupations become difficult.

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapists enable people who encounter challenges in choosing, organising, and performing activities/tasks/roles of everyday living to do these “better” or differently. They also facilitate the process of people finding satisfaction in performing daily tasks. Occupational Therapists are therefore agents of change and perform therapy by engaging their clients in work, leisure, self-care or play activities or a combination of these.

The principles upon which occupational therapy is build are impairment reduction, adaption, accommodation, skills acquisition, social reconstruction and occupational justice.  The main aim is therefore, participation in life and life satisfaction.    Occupational therapists can address performance related problems that are caused by health conditions such as: Orthopaedic, Cardiology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Cosmetic Surgery (burns), HIV, Oncology, Geriatric condition, drug/alcohol abuse, Mother and child health & Community development.

Why refer to Occupational Therapy?

INDIVIDUALISED TREATMENT PROGRAMS

  • Maintaining/improvement of functions of body structure – e.g. splints,  pressure garments, positioning and seating,
  • Maintaining/improving of mental functions like orientation, attention and memory,
  • Maintaining/improving perceptual functions and applying sensory modulation therapy,
  • Gross and fine motor development,
  • Correct movement and positioning patterns,

Adaption: TEACH NEW WAYS OF APPROACHING TASKS AND TRAIN CLIENT IN THE USE OF ASSISTIVE DEVICES

  • Teach techniques to compensate for cognitive losses
  • Training non-dominant hand to take over functions of impaired dominant hand
  • Choose and adapt wheelchair and wheelchair accessories
  • Design/build/adapt assistive devices for use in dressing, kitchen activities, recreation
  • Design/build/teach visual cues to improve higher cognitive skills
  • Design/build/teach visual cues to improve motor skills

Sub Acute hours

Below are the official Operating Hours for the Paramount Healthcare Center Sub Acute division.

  • VISITING HOURS 15:00 to 16:00
  • VISITING HOURS: 18:00 to 20:00

CONTACT DETAILS

Below is the Contact Details for the Sub-Acute division.

  • Sub Acute 061 2871106
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