Occupational therapy help patients with neurological problems to be as independent as possible in various activities such as eating, dressing, drinking, buttoning, cooking, combing, bathing, writing etc.

Occupational therapists work with children and adults with all ages with different impairments and diseases mostly those who have physical or learning disabilities.

Occupational therapists are highly skilled professionals who work on improving upper limb (arm) strength, co-ordination, eye- hand co-ordination, fine motor skills, grasp and release practice, sensory re-education, visual motor training, cognitive – perceptual training in neurological patients.

At Lakshya Neuro Rehab, occupational therapists help patient to be independent as early as possible in various activities such as brushing, eating, drinking, grooming, bathing, dressing, toilet activity, writing, cooking, etc.

At Lakshya Neuro Rehab occupational therapists use internationally recognized and widely accepted treatment techniques such as Myofascial Release (MFR), Neuro Developmental Therapy(NDT), Sensory Integration and Sensory Retraining.

How occupational therapy help :

• - Improve fine motor skills so patient can grasp and release objects
• - Help to improve hand-eye coordination in neurological patient to improve hand function and skills
• - Help kids and adults to with severe neurological dysfunction to learn basic tasks (such as bathing, getting dressed, brushing their teeth, and feeding themselves etc.)
• - Teach neurological patients with physical disabilities the coordination skills needed to feed themselves, use a computer, or increase the speed and legibility of their handwriting
• - Evaluate a child's need for specialized equipment, such as wheelchairs, splints, bathing equipment, dressing devices, or communication aids
• - Treat kids who have sensory and attention issues to improve focus and social skills
• - Cognitive –perceptual training for better understanding of themselves and surroundings.
• - Does Oro-motor assessment and treatment to make patient feed, chew and swallow their meal

Who needs Occupational Therapy :

Neurological patients such as Hemiplegia, paraplegia, head injury, diffuse axonal injury, Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis, MND, neuropathy, myopathy, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, Autism, ADHD, Down Syndrome, Spinal Bifida, erb’s palsy, writter’s cramp etc need occupational therapy for hand activity and function such as grasp and release, eating, bathing, writing, cooking etc.

NDT (Neuro Developmental Treatment) is ever evolving and widely used treatment approach in Neuro Rehabilitation.

NDT was developed by Karel Bobath and Berta Bobath (formerly known as Bobath’s Treatment/ Bobath Approach) for controlling and enhancing function in persons with neurological problem who has difficulty in controlling movements as following stroke or cerebral palsy.

At LAKSHYA Neuro Rehab Dr. Viral Shah (MPT Neuro) is Certified Bobath / NDT Therapist from IBITA (www.ibita.org) and all patients are receiving NDT treatment under his guidance and care.

Along with NDT, At LAKSHYA Neuro Rehab we treat patients with combination of different approached like Motor Relearning Program (MRP) by Carr n Shepherd, Brunnstrom Treatment Approach, Myo Facial Release, Task Oriented Treatment Approach, PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation) etc.

With use of variety of treatment techniques for neuro rehabilitation along with advanced neuro physiotherapy treatment like BWSTT, Dynamic Hand Splint, FES (Functional Electrical Stimulation), Virtual Reality based Neuro Rehabilitation etc. LAKSHYA Neuro Rehab has achieved higher success rate for recovery in neurological patients.