Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy is therapy through work or activity. By using meaningful activities and tasks, it helps evaluate and develop a person’s functional abilities.

Occupational therapy is a healthcare profession that assesses and treats individuals in order to preserve and develop their independence and autonomy in daily life. This profession is characterized by education, rehabilitation and reconditioning through activity (from the Greek word ergon, meaning work). Through graduated therapeutic activities that simulate tasks from daily living, domestic activities, work and leisure—as well as other global and analytical exercises—the occupational therapist organizes therapy aimed at improving functional abilities and skills, either individually or in groups.

An occupational therapist is a university-trained professional who evaluates the different dimensions of a person (physical, emotional and cognitive), as well as their environment and daily activities. They establish a treatment plan and supervise the client in developing the abilities required to perform various personal, domestic, professional or leisure tasks.

In the clinic, at home or in the workplace, the client is gradually guided to correct risky postures, adopt safer working methods, develop pain management strategies, better manage stress and energy levels, and adopt healthier work habits.

In cases of residual impairments or functional limitations, the occupational therapist may recommend assistive devices and certain workplace adaptations to facilitate daily and work-related activities.

Services offered by the Occupational Therapy Department at Évolution Clinic:

• Graduated activity programs primarily using meaningful activities and adapted work-simulation tasks to develop mobility, strength, tolerance to effort and different postures, as well as handling capacities
• Teaching pain management techniques
• Education on postural hygiene principles and safe work techniques
• Motor imagery rehabilitation program (MIR) or graded motor imagery (GMI)
• Hand therapy

Additional specialized programs are also available through our partner clinic:

• Functional work capacity evaluation
• Development of functional work capacities
• Ergonomic workstation evaluation
• Progressive return-to-work program and workplace supervision
• Therapeutic support in the workplace
• Workplace ergonomic training
• Evaluation of assistive and personal devices at home
• Home adaptation services
• PGAP (Progressive Goal Attainment Program)
• Evaluation of physical and mental ability to drive a motor vehicle
• Evaluation for vehicle adaptation

 

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