{"id":3913,"date":"2022-05-07T13:53:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T17:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/physioex.impulsionmedia.com\/?post_type=service&#038;p=3913"},"modified":"2026-02-04T16:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:58:09","slug":"occupational-therapy","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/physioextra.ca\/en\/service\/occupational-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Occupational therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Why consult an occupational therapist?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The role of the occupational therapist is to maximize the capacities necessary for the accomplishment of your activities such as work, domestic chores, hobbies or social interactions. When a physical or mental health problem affects these abilities, the occupational therapist's interventions aim both for optimal recovery and the implementation of effective strategies to compensate for residual disabilities. He could, for example, recommend the use of an orthosis or a technical aid, changes in your environment or in the way you perform your tasks, etc.<\/p>\n<h2><b>What are the benefits of occupational therapy?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The treatments, exercises and advice from your occupational therapist work to restore the proper functioning needed for you to enjoy a satisfactory quality of life. You will have all the tools you need to maintain good physical and mental health over the long term. In general, occupational therapy aims at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a return to work, if you were off work<\/li>\n<li>a return to your social and leisure activities<\/li>\n<li>improved sleep<\/li>\n<li>an increase in energy level<\/li>\n<li>better stress management<\/li>\n<li>an improvement in your interpersonal relationships<\/li>\n<li>greater daily satisfaction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"saviez-vous\"><span class=\"saviez\">DID<br \/>\nYOU<br \/>\n<i>KNOW?<\/i><\/span>Occupational therapists are supervised by a professional order, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oeq.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ordre des ergoth\u00e9rapeutes du Qu\u00e9bec (OEQ)<\/a>, which monitors the practice of the profession and protects the public.<\/div>\n<h2><b>What treatments are used in occupational therapy?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Different treatments can be used by an occupational therapist, such as strengthening exercises, simulations of daily or work tasks, advice on posture or energy, stress and pain management. Your occupational therapist will work with you to establish a program of activities to help achieve your goals step by step.<\/p>\n<p>Activity is the means of intervention favoured by the occupational therapist to develop or recover your abilities and thus maximize your autonomy. Your sports, leisure or work activities will be integrated into your choice of exercises so that your rehabilitation takes into account your interests and obligations in a concrete way.<\/p>\n<h2><b>What does an occupational therapy session entail?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>From the first appointment, the occupational therapist will assess your condition to identify the problems, understand your expectations and establish a treatment plan that includes goals meaningful to you and concrete means to achieve them.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of the meeting, your occupational therapist will ask you questions about your symptoms and their impact on you at work, during sleep, in your leisure and social life, etc. Your environment, such as the specifics of your home, workplace and support network (family, friends, colleagues, etc.), are always taken into account.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, the occupational therapist will dissect the activities for which you have difficulty in order to establish their specific requirements and define a personalized intervention plan accordingly. This plan will be adapted to each session according to your evolution.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"accordeon-entete\"><span style=\"color: #00aeef;\">Occupational therapy<\/span> services available<\/h2>\n<h3>General occupational therapy<\/h3>\n<p>General occupational therapy is for anyone whose daily functioning is affected by a physical health condition or who wishes to maximize their autonomy at a certain stage of their life. The occupational therapist will help you regain and maintain your abilities by taking into account the goals that are important to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10582,"template":"","service":[49],"class_list":["post-3913","service","type-service","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","service-ergotherapie-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PhysioExtra<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PhysioExtra\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/physioextra.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/PhysioExtra.png\" \/>\n\t<meta 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