What is Occupational therapy ?

Occupational therapy is the use of assessment and intervention to develop, recover, or maintain the meaningful & day-to-day activities or occupations of children and adults afflicted with neurological or muscular -skeletal disorders. It is an allied health profession performed by qualified occupational therapists.

This is done through the use of physical, cognitive & sensory therapy, techniques & specialized equipment to bring the best out of affected children and adults so that they get back or start doing their day-to-day activities.

What happens during an Occupational therapy session ?

Occupational therapy services typically begin with &include:

• Evaluation – A detailed individual evaluation of the child is done, during which the client/family and occupational therapist determine the person’s goals, 
• Customized intervention – to improve the child’s ability to perform daily activities and reach the goals, and
• Outcomes evaluation – to ensure that the goals are being met and/or make  changes to the intervention plan.

       Here are examples of the tasks & skills Occupational therapists might focus on:

• Social skills ( eye contact, name call response )
• Self-care routines like getting dressed (fine motor skills and motor planning)
• Fine & gross motor skills – writing & copying notes, holding and controlling a pencil, using scissors, throwing & catching, hand-eye coordination)
• Gait, balance and coordination.
• Sensory integration – providing, managing & regulating sensory issues (including hand flapping, stimming &self-regulation skills)

Who needs Occupational therapy ?

Children suffering from –

• Autism
• ADHD
• Global developmental delay (GDD)
• Children with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
•  Behaviour disorders
•  Down’s syndrome& other neurodevelopmental disorders
•  Learning disability(LD)
•  Cerebral palsy(CP)
•  Sensory processing disorder(SPD)
•  Global Development delay (GDD)
•  Development coordination disorder(DCD)

What is unique about Occupational therapy at Parijma ?

At Parijma, we have one of the largest Occupational therapy facilities catering exclusively to children with various neuro-developmental disorders spread over 15,000 sq ft across our Centers with our own unique customised therapy protocols.

We constantly strive to provide newer and cutting edge techniques, therapy modalities and state of the art equipment to help children get back on their feet and their daily activities. With several firsts, including being the first in South India to have exclusive multi-disciplinary pediatric neuro-rehab facilities to having the first 3D hologram projectors for visual stimulation and one of the first sensory integration centers, we are constantly innovating and updating so as to provide optimum therapy and rehab to each child.

Since, we have a multi-disciplinary team of pediatric neurologists, child psychologists, physiotherapists, speech, occupational and remedial therapists working and monitoring every aspect of the child’s rehabilitation & progress, the recovery is more assured and optimal.