Hand occupational therapy is a key component of rehabilitation to restore manual dexterity and improve patients' quality of life. Hand occupational therapy, available at the NEUROPORT center in Poznan, is a comprehensive approach to improving hand function and regaining independence in daily life.
HAND THERAPY IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. WHY IS IT WORTH IT? SAMPLE EXERCISES
Occupational therapy is a form of rehabilitating a patient and restoring or maintaining his or her physical, mental and social abilities. One of the elements that make up this process is hand therapy, during which small motor skills are improved. NEUROPORT Neurological and Orthopedic Rehabilitation Center specializes in occupational therapy. Our facility is staffed by qualified specialists, who have tremendous experience in hand therapies.
Many manual exercises performed during occupational therapy are part of the upper limb rehabilitation process. The goal of hand therapy is to engage a given body part in performing a variety of tasks to improve its functioning and perfect precision movements, improve concentration, and work on eye-hand coordination.
HAND THERAPY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Hand dexterity is extremely important for a person in everyday life and determines the quality of life and level of independence. The most common patients requiring rehabilitation of the upper extremities are. people after injuries, accidents or strokes. Hand therapy also applies to the elderly, for whom it is important to maintain this fitness for as long as possible. This is because as we age, the elasticity of connective tissue and its ability to regenerate decreases, and as a consequence, joint cartilage degenerates, which reduces the range of motion in seniors. In addition, the number of muscle fibers decreases, leading to a weakening of muscle strength. Therefore, taking care of physical condition and maintaining mobility of joints and muscles is extremely important for maintaining physical fitness and health in the elderly. Hand therapy should be appropriately tailored to the patient depending on its needs and the type of condition.
HAND THERAPY - SAMPLE EXERCISES IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
This rehabilitation can be conducted in the occupational therapy room through exercises such as:
- Maintaining efficiency in performing daily activities: e.g., buttoning, tying, threading, greasing a slice of bread, mixing, writing, unscrewing and screwing jars;
- art classes: drawing with charcoal, pencil, chalk, crayon, coloring a drawing with paints, whole palm, fingers, tear-outs from newspaper, collage;
- graphomotorics: drawing slides, patterns, calligraphy, mapping, carbon paper;
- games: building constructions with various blocks (small, large), playing with friars, arranging dominoes or houses of cards;
- sensoplastics: crushing plasticine, clay or salt mass, rolling it out with fingers, forming snakes, balls, a snail, crumpling pieces of newspaper into a ball and throwing it into a basket, rolling and unrolling a bandage (first with the fingers of the right hand, then the left), stimulation with materials of different textures (e.g. rough-smooth), felting;
- eye-hand coordinationa: threading beads, transferring small objects to containers with tongs, weaving, embroidery, holding a spoon and scooping small objects onto it, such as peas, pouring and pouring water into cups, rolling yarn into a ball.
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Many of the above-mentioned exercises can be done by yourself at home. Art and manual activities not only improve hand range of motion, but also improve mood and reduce stress levels, which also contributes to diseases. Therefore, far-reaching preventive benefits can be derived from this type of rehabilitation. However, in your recovery, it is advisable to take the help of specialists.
In NEUROPORT in Poznan, occupational therapy of the hand is carried out Under the guidance of qualified specialists who have extensive experience in rehabilitation. Organized here rehabilitation holidays For patients from Poznan, Greater Poland and all over Poland are unique forms of occupational therapy for the hand to make faster and more effective progress thanks:
- Individualized therapeutic plan - Each patient is treated individually, and the therapy program is tailored to their needs, diagnosis and goals,
- Daily therapy sessions - The intensity of the turnout makes it possible to maximize the available time for rehabilitation, which brings faster results,
- An experienced team - Our occupational therapists have years of experience and regularly upgrade their skills, which guarantees the highest quality of therapy,
- Modern methods and equipment - NEUROPORT uses innovative rehabilitation tools to support the process of restoring hand function,
- A holistic approach - At NEUROPORT, we take care to support the patient holistically, taking into account his physical, emotional and social needs.
Our camps are perfect for both patients in need of intensive rehabilitation and those who want to continue therapy at a more dynamic pace.
NEUROPORT -. rehabilitation Poznań, is a place where we take care to make every patient feel comfortable. We speed up the recovery and fitness process, provide support and assistance around the clock. We set the standard for care and concern. Trust us.
Justyna Wróż
Art therapist of the Neurological and Orthopedic Rehabilitation Center NEUROPORT
References:
1. occupational therapy in musculoskeletal dysfunctions, scientific editor Aneta Bac, PZWL 2018
2. occupational therapy, Ewa Baum, Fraszka Edukacyjna 2008
3 Rehabilitation after stroke, Polly Laidler, PZWL 2014.
