How an Occupational Therapists can Help
Occupational Therapists help people of all ages to improve their ability to perform tasks in their daily living and working environments. They work with individuals who have conditions that are mentally, physically, developmentally, socially or emotionally disabling. They also help them to develop, recover, or maintain daily living and work skills. Occupational therapists help clients not only to improve their basic motor functions and reasoning abilities, but also to compensate for permanent loss of function. Their goal is to help clients have independent, productive, and satisfying lives.
Occupational therapists assist clients in performing activities of all types, ranging from using a computer to caring for daily needs such as dressing, cooking, and eating. Physical exercises may be used to increase strength and dexterity, while other activities may be chosen to improve visual acuity and the ability to discern patterns. For example, a client with short-term memory loss might be encouraged to make lists to aid recall, and a person with co-ordination problems might be assigned exercises to improve hand-eye co-ordination.
Therapists instruct those with permanent disabilities, such as stroke, heart disease, spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, or muscular dystrophy, in the use of adaptive equipment, including wheelchairs, Orthotics, and aids for eating and dressing.
The treatment of individuals whose ability to function in a work environment has been impaired are also cared for by Occupational Therapists. Practitioners evaluate the work environment, plan work activities, and assess the client’s progress. Therapists also may collaborate with the client and the employer to modify the work environment so that the work can be successfully completed.
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How a Remedial Massage Therapist can Help
Many people today suffer with back, neck and shoulder pain causing many problems within the body. This may be a result of physical injury, bad posture or tension.
Remedial Massage is very effective in dealing with muscular problems, loss of muscle tone and adhesions (knots) and removing physical tension in the muscles.
It is used to great effect in the rehabilitation of all soft tissue dysfunction and aches and strains caused by everyday activities such as house work, gardening, walking and sitting at a computer for long periods of time. Remedial massage helps to remedy tension and posture, easing muscular aches and pains.
Sports Massage offers distinct advantages for pre-event, inter-event, post-event and rehabilitation treatment and is increasingly regarded by professional athletes and coaches as playing an essential role in enhancing athletic performance and preventing injury.
Sports Massage increases flexibility and range of movement. This results in a faster healing process and has the unique benefit of breaking down scar tissue, which can otherwise lead to reduced tissue mobility. The treatment assists injury through early detection of muscle dysfunction. It also promotes faster recovery after training and competition at both physical and psychological levels.
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How an Exercise Physiologist Can Help
Exercise Physiologists are professionals from within the field of exercise science who have specialised into either health and fitness or exercise rehabilitation streams.
Practitioners match the immediate aspirations and needs of the client with appropriate exercise interventions. They develop strategies which promote and assist in interventions being undertaken regularly for a prolonged period of time. Interventions will rarely only involve physical activity and as a consequence the Exercise Physiologist does not practice in isolation but will collaborate with other recognised health practitioners.
An Exercise Physiologist is ideally suited to providing professional services in the area of exercise as a treatment strategy in physical rehabilitation, as a preventative strategy for disease prevention, and work hardening as part of establishing and sustaining functional independence.
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