Occupational
Therapy Department
About Us
Occupational therapy helps patients regain the ability to do the things that matter most to them, whether that’s getting dressed independently, returning to work, or reengaging with family and community. Treatment often includes rebuilding fine motor skills, coordination, and sensation in the hands and upper body, alongside cognitive work like memory, planning, and executive function, all in service of real daily function, not isolated exercises.
Our Occupational Therapy Department works in close collaboration with physicians, physiotherapists, speech-language pathologists, psychologists, and other specialists, ensuring therapy is not just about clinical progress but about restoring genuine independence. Every patient’s path is different, and our team is here to help chart it.
Guiding Principles
Personalized
Care
Together with our occupational therapists, we assess each patient’s functional status and work step by step toward maximum independence in the daily tasks that matter most to them — from foundational skills like bathing, dressing, and toileting, to more complex activities like shopping, cooking, and medication management
Professional and
Human Excellence
Our occupational therapy team brings years of experience treating a wide range of injuries and disabilities, across diverse ages and medical conditions. The team continuously advances its expertise through courses, study days, and professional training, and works in close coordination with other health and medical disciplines.
Continuity
of Care
Patients transitioning from inpatient to day hospitalization continue working in the same occupational therapy rooms with the same familiar team, maintaining uninterrupted progress along their personalized rehabilitation plan. We also build structured home exercise programs for each patient, so that progress continues even outside the clinic. We place great importance on equipping every patient with the tools and habits they need to return to community life with confidence and capability.
Advanced Equipment and Technology
Patients train in newly equipped, comfortable treatment rooms using the most advanced technologies available, including:
Blazepods
An app-controlled system of illuminated pods that creates customized exercise programs to improve reaction time, movement accuracy, balance, hand-eye and foot coordination, and cognitive skills including attention and concentration.
Myro
A large touchscreen enabling upper limb work in standing positions.
Diego
An advanced upper limb rehabilitation system combining functional arm and hand recovery with VR-based daily living activities.
Specialized Treatments
Based on each patient’s individual needs, we offer specialized interventions requiring advanced training:
Vision Rehabilitation
Assessment and functional vision rehabilitation focuses on improving the functional capacity and independence of individuals with visual impairments, typically resulting from neurological events (stroke, head injury), neurological disease, or developmental conditions. Treatment addresses not only visual acuity, but how the brain processes and uses visual information for everyday tasks. Each patient receives an evaluation by a neuro-optometrist and a personalized treatment plan.
Driving Assessment and Rehabilitation
A professional process designed to assess fitness for safe driving and rehabilitate driving skills following health or functional changes. The process includes cognitive-functional clinical assessment, simulator evaluation, and an on-road practical assessment — with the goal of enabling a safe return to driving or identifying alternative mobility solutions to preserve independence.
Hand and Burns Rehabilitation
Treatment for upper limb injuries including fractures, tendon and nerve injuries, amputations, burns, arthritis, and work- or leisure-related musculoskeletal conditions. Treatment includes static and dynamic splinting, active and passive upper limb exercises, pressure garments and silicone applications for post-burn or post-surgical scarring, custom splint fabrication, ergonomic consultation, and more.
Cutting Edge
Research
The research dimension of our Rehabilitation Medical Center gives our professional team the opportunity to remain at the forefront of innovation and development in the field. We are proud to attract occupational therapy interns and students from a range of academic institutions for training and clinical placements — laying the groundwork for the next generation of therapists in this demanding and vital field.
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