Occupational Therapy.
Occupational therapy rebuilds the activities that make up daily life — dressing, bathing, eating, cooking, working, playing.
Occupational therapy rebuilds the activities that make up daily life — dressing, bathing, eating, cooking, working, playing. It treats independence itself as the outcome, retraining skills, adapting tasks and shaping environments so people can do more for themselves.
Functional problems it may address
- Difficulty with self-care after stroke or injury
- Reduced hand and arm function
- Cognitive or perceptual difficulties affecting daily tasks
- Home environments that limit safe independence
What assessment may include
Assessment looks at real activities — what the person needs and wants to do — and identifies the physical, cognitive and environmental barriers in the way.
What sessions involve
Sessions practise real tasks with graded difficulty: hand-function work, daily-living retraining, cognitive strategies, and recommendations for home setup and assistive equipment.
How it connects with other therapies
Pairs closely with physiotherapy (mobility feeding into function) and speech therapy, and drives much of caregiver training and home-programme design.
Common questions
What does ‘occupation’ mean here?
Do you advise on home modifications?
Is OT for children too?
Let us understand the present condition and help you identify the next appropriate step.
Share recent reports and a short description of the current condition. Our rehabilitation team will call you to discuss assessment and the options that may be suitable.
The information on this website is for general educational purposes and does not replace an individual clinical assessment. Rehabilitation suitability, programme duration and outcomes vary according to the patient’s condition, medical stability, goals and response to therapy.