The benefits of occupational therapy for adults: Six benefits you might not know

There are many benefits of occupational therapy for adults facing challenges due to injury, illness or disability. Occupational Therapists help people to overcome limitations, achieve goals and improve physical and mental wellbeing.

We believe effective occupational therapy support catering to the individual’s needs helps to make the things people do every day that little bit easier.

By identifying ways to make tasks safer and promoting increased engagement, occupational therapy empowers individuals to take control of their lives, build stronger social connections, and enhance community involvement.

What does an Occupational Therapist do?

Occupational Therapists are qualified health professionals registered with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Our Occupational Therapists help individuals who may be challenged in day-to-day life for a variety of reasons. Our main goal is to help people regain or enhance functional capacity, support changes, help our clients to adapt to challenges in the environment, and teach new skills.

Also known as OTs, we consider your lifestyle needs and tailor interventions to help you achieve your goals. We may also work alongside our other health professionals, like a Physiotherapist or Speech Pathologist, to ensure you can achieve your goals.

We use everyday activities to address physical, mental, developmental, and emotional issues that affect daily life, and by doing so, improving overall health, wellbeing, and lifestyle.

Our dedicated team of professionals are experienced in helping our clients seek the benefits of occupational therapy.

Benefits of occupational therapy

The benefits of occupational therapy for individuals facing mobility challenges due to physical injury, illness or disability are proven.

We walk beside our clients to identify their goals and assist them to participate in activities and life roles which are meaningful to them. We help our clients in numerous ways:

1.      Improve their ability to perform everyday tasks, such as getting dressed, preparing meals and self-care.

2.      Increase capacity to participate in activities of daily living and life roles.

3.      Gain skills that allow independence in performing daily tasks.

4.      Support capacity building following injury, illness or disability through a variety of interventions.

5.      Improve cognitive functions like memory, attention, and problem-solving skills.

6.      Provide solutions for improved accessibility, independence and safety in the home.

How occupational therapy helps you feel confident managing daily activities

Enhancing quality of life starts with empowering individuals to participate in daily tasks with ease and confidence.

Occupational therapy focuses on finding ways that support participation in daily living skills through improving cognitive functions and motor skills, so that everyday activities are easier and result in enhanced confidence and mental health.

Through home modifications and assistive technology, including handrails, assistive bathroom equipment, personal alarms, mobility aids and much more, Occupational Therapists can provide support for everyday activities, and increase independence, helping people overcome personal limitations.

At Levaro, we tailor our range of services to the needs of the individual, whether that be through our functional capacity assessments, assistive technology trials, seating and related assistive technology assessments, interface pressure mapping services or home modification services

Finding the right Occupational Therapist for your needs

To optimise the real benefits of occupational therapy, you need to ensure that your allied health team has the skills and experience to tailor their services to your needs.

The Levaro Allied Health team specialise in working with adults living with neurological conditions and other physical disabilities. As part of our services, our dedicated team of Occupational Therapists work with our clients to create individualised intervention plans to help them achieve their individual goals.

We are with you every step of the way to uplift and empower.

Discover more about the benefits of occupational therapy for adults here.