Helping people at all stages of life (from toddlers to the elderly) develop, maintain, or recover the skills which help to carry out daily activities is known as occupational therapy. Every person's needs vary from other person and on that basis, the therapist provides significant online occupational therapy services. For example, an elderly person suffering from Parkinson’s will receive a different treatment than a young child suffering from Scoliosis.

Parents, caregivers, teachers, etc. of the particular patient also participate with occupational therapist to make sure the patient is recovering faster and performing daily tasks easily.

Following are the benefits of occupational therapy:

1. Overcome the Struggles of Everyday Life

The occupational therapist teaches the patient how to perform exercise and rehabilitation techniques that make completing daily tasks, such as dressing, eating, and bathing, much easier. When patients can’t perform daily activities, they get less involved in social gatherings, family outings, and hobbies. This feeling has a bad impact on the mind and patients get stress and feel depressed. However, to overcome this problem an occupational therapist works hard to improve the skill, strength, and dexterity of the patient.

2. Prevent Falls

Occupational therapist help prevents the patient from falling by teaching them the techniques which help to support and balance their body. Falling can be very dangerous and especially for elder persons as they are weaker and livelier to fall due to weakness.  Therefore, a therapist is the one which teaches different exercises of muscle building that keep their bodies strong and alert for years to come. 

3. Memory Rehabilitation

Occupational therapist not only treats physical health but also provides numerous mental health-related benefits. An occupational therapist will evaluate the cognitive abilities as well as the physical abilities of the patient. The occupational therapist will assess the areas of strength and weakness if the patient is suffering from dementia. After analyzing the current situation, they will create a care plan that helps in maintaining the strong area and strengthen weak areas. Encouraging the patient to participate in the memory-enhancing activities, such as puzzles, crossword puzzles, or matching games help to regain memory.

4. Better Outlook

The other major mental benefit of occupational therapy besides memory restoration is a better outlook on life. When patient start thinking negative that how will they spend their rest of life, then the occupational therapist will them realize that they overcome their physical and mental health issues by following the methods and techniques which the therapist teaches them. This will help in changing the patient’s mindset regarding their life. It will bring confidence and determination that will ultimately help to recover faster and in a better way.

5. Help with Vision Loss

People who have vision loss or eye disease struggle with performing everyday activities. This inability put the patient at greater risk for mental illness, like depression and anxiety. Occupational therapist helps to improve perceptual vision, pattern detection, and overall visual awareness. To make sure the vision loss does not get in the way of everyday life, Occupational therapists will also commonly suggest changes in the home or workplace.  

For example, an occupational therapist may recommend:

• Eliminating clutter in the home that poses as a tripping hazard



• To help identify objects use color-coded tags



• Adding more lighting and contrasting and placing magnifiers to the home is also beneficial



• Place some stickers on important buttons in home-like dishwashers, laundry machines, and microwaves



• A light color paint on the wall and dark color on the outlet



•  Label the medication with large print