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An
occupational therapist is one of the key members
of health care teams. Occupational therapy involves
improving the lives of those who may otherwise
have barrier to leading fulfilling lifestyles. |
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Treatment
Approaches
Different approaches are used in the treatment
separately or in combination depending upon patient’s
impairments and needs. |
- Neurodevelopmental Approach.
- Sensory Integration (SI) Approach
- Functional Approach
- Transfer of training
- Behavior Therapy
- Play theraphy
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| Areas of Practice |
| 1. Paediatric: |
We
offer specialized services for children &
adolescents, aged ‘0’ to ‘18’
yrs. Provision of assessment and intervention
to maximize performance of self-care, seizure
and school activities. We deal with different
case such as
- Development abilities like cerebral palsy,
delayed development, mental retardation.
- Sensory processing problems, deficits in concentration
attention span and memory such as Autism, Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
- Congenital anomalies, Down’s syndrome.
- Children having behavior problems and learning
difficulties.
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| 2. Hand Therapy |
When
patients comes to occupational Therapy Dept. he
is evaluated and assessed by Occupational Therapist
for motor, sensory and functional problems
Advised
for splints, mobilization exercises and functional
information are given to individuals with hand
function problems
For
patients of hemiplegics, brachial plexus injuries,
peripheral nerve injuries, following fractures
and hand surgery, finer-function and coordination
problems. |
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| 3. Brain Injury: |
We
offer therapy for people with acquired brain injury,
which aim to maximize the performance of self-maintenance
tasks, leisure activities and work task. Occupational
therapy mainly deals with upper limb functions,
cognitive and of perceptual retraining or remediation
and teaching of compensatory techniques.
Cases such as head injuries, paralysis etc. |
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| 4. Spinal Injury |
We
provide services to maintain self-care work for
people with neurological loss following a spinal
injury.
Along
with upper limb functions, occupational therapist
deals with prescription of adaptive equipment,
home and work modifications. |
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| Consultants Serving
the Department are: |
| Name |
Timing |
| Dr. Vanushree More |
11.00 am to 2.00 pm Tue / Thu / Fri |
| Dr. Pradnya Karekar |
5.00 pm to 7.00 pm Mon / Wed / Fri |
| Dr. Sheetal Ramawat |
10.00 am to 1.00 pm Mon / Wed / Fri |
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