What is Occupational Therapy? A guide to Occupational Therapy & what an OT can do for you.

The next in our series of expert led guidance documents around social care is a briefing paper by Michael Mandelstam on legal aspects of equipment and home adaptations provision for disabled children – with Occupational Therapists in mind.

Every OT based within social care will have experience of working alongside client's who require assistance with moving and handling; they'll also understand the importance of ensuring that the right balance of support, whether it's equipment, people, or a combination of both, is in place.

Muscular Dystrophy UK has launched the second edition Adaptations manual: for children and adults living with muscle-wasting conditions.

Occupational Therapists assist clients in performing activities of all types, ranging from using a computer to caring for daily needs such as dressing, cooking, and eating.

If it becomes difficult for someone to get up and down stairs, they have limited options to chose from to overcome the problem: living downstairs, moving to a bungalow or ground floor flat or installing a domestic lift such as a stairlift or through floor lift.

As we all spend a huge amount of time in our warm, cosy beds, supposedly between a third to half of our lives, it is important to ensure that the time spent there is as comfortable as possible, whilst also making it as easy to move around or get in or out of the bed as possible.

When choosing a chair, there are a number of issues that play a role in our search – after all, it has to be comfortable, stylish and affordable.

Ergonomic Workstation Assessments - Occupational Therapy workstation assessments. Details on how Inclusion can help with your office ergonomic workstation assessments.