Occupational therapy can be beneficial at any stage of Parkinson's  

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For people with mild to moderate symptoms OT will focus on:

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•  Maintaining participation and improving function for activities of daily living (for example:  personal care tasks and domestic tasks, and leisure and work activities).

 

•  Promoting 'conscious attention' for the performance of well-learnt motor skills and movement sequences, which would have been performed automatically prior to the onset of Parkinson's.

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•  Dealing with difficulties in multi- tasking

 

• Use of mental, visual and auditory cueing techniques, to enhance functional ability  (for example:  'thinking big', mental rehearsal, visualisation, environmental markers and visual commands)

 

• Promoting general mental and physical well-being

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For people with more complex symptoms OT will also focus on:

 

• Falls prevention and maintaining safe mobility

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• Establishing safe and effective transfer techniques (for example getting on and off  your chair, bed and toilet) 

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• Addressing posture, positioning and pressure care needs 

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• Reviewing seating, wheelchair and other assistive equipment needs

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Emma will always complete a comprehensive initial assessment, using a variety of assessment tools, to establish how your Parkinson's effects you.  Then you will work together to formulate a treatment plan and set goals relating to what you want to achieve from therapy. 

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Please contact  Emma to find out more.

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