The goal of occupational therapy ist to help patients to recover skills necessary for day-to-day life that they have lost due to illness, injury or impairment.

It makes use of customized materials, functional, game and manual techniques als well as practical exercises. In addition, occupational therapy includes comprehensive counseling for adaptation to conditions at schlool and work as well as at home and surroundings. It is available only upon a physician's referral. Rehamed places its focus on the following areas:

• Orthopedics/Traumatology/Rheumatology
• Neurology
• Psychiatry
• Geriatrics
• Pädiatrics

Contents and methods of treatment:

Orthopedics/Traumatology/Rheumatology

• Motor-functional exercises
• Sensitivity training
• prosthesis training
• Training to function with one hand
• Training to write
• Training and counseling in joint protection
• Counseling in wearing a splint
• ADL training (aktivities of daily living)
• Counseling in using assistive devices (selection, adaptation)
• Work-related training using occupational therapy media
• Counseling on adatation to pace of work, home and vicinity

Neurology, Psychiatry, Geriatrics

• Training motor and sensory skills
• neuropsychologic orientated treatment
• psycho-functional treatment
• Training patients to be independent in day-to-day life

Paediatrics

• Sensory integration therapy after Jean Ayres
• Therapy forms after Marianne Frostig, Affolter, Aixline
• Close contact with doctors, therapists and teachers

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