Occupational Therapy

OT session with patient

Overview

What is Occupational Therapy?

Occupational therapists help children become more independent in daily activities and enable them to access their environment. We focus on self-care skills, hand function, specialist seating (including wheelchairs), positioning and developmental play.

 

An occupational therapist will:

  • Treat babies, children and young people to promote health and wellbeing.
  • Aim to enhance activity and participation based on the individual’s need.
  • Complete assessments to understand what activities are more challenging so that an individualised treatment programme can be made.
  • Work together with the child, parents and carer is key to optimising progress, ability and independence.

Conditions we treat

  • Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)
  • Neurodisability
  • Neurology and neurosurgery
  • Oncology/haematology/immunology
  • Orthopaedics and Spinal Fusion
  • Plastics/dermatology
  • Rheumatology
  • Hypermobility
  • NICU/ PICU
  • Cardiac
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