Cancer Rehabilitation
Cancer Rehabilitation
Role of occupational therapy
Helps regain, enhance and maintain:
- Gross motor and fine motor control through functional activities.
- Endurance through graded exercises, guidance on work-rest balance, work simplifications and energy conservation techniques.
- Posture by guiding patients on proper positioning that needs to be followed throughout the day and various weight-bearing and weight-shifting activities.
- Body part alignment through movement, positioning and prescribing/fabricating upper limb. orthoses(preventing contractures and deformities) – will this be only upper limb or limbs.
- Psychosocial (emotional) well-being by facilitating return to daily routine activities, school/work, play, leisure and recreation tasks, communications and social interactions using therapeutic strategies, adaptive devices & techniques including modifications of the environment.
- Caretaker support through counselling and encouraging active involvement in setting goals.
Additonal roles of an occupational therapist
- Prescribing and fabricating splints and upper limb orthoses.
- Prescribing and fabricating low-cost assistive devices.
Help them gain their lost mobility! Help them live with Dignity!
Neuro-disabled patients deserve a comprehensive treatment ensuring their economical & emotional independence.