This presentation was prepared for educating the patients with stroke and their caregivers about the role of Occupational Therapy in Parkinson's Disease. It gives a very BRIEF over view about OT in Parkinson's Disease rehabilitation

1. Occupational Therapy (OT)
for people with
Parkinson’s Disease
Phinoj K Abraham, MOTh.,
Clinical Neuro Occupational Therapist
NewRo, Bangalore - 27

2. Overview
• What is Occupational Therapy (OT) ?
• When OT services are indicated ?
• How OT can help a person with Parkinson’s
Disease?

3. What is Occupational Therapy?
• Occupational therapy is skilled treatment which helps
people to be “independent” in their day-to-day
activities i.e.,“Occupations”.

4. Activities of Daily Living (ADL)

6. OT in Parkinson’s Disease
ADL
• Day today
activities
Work
• Productive
job / work
Leisure
• Time passing
Activities

7. When OT services are is indicated ?
OT is indicated if there is a decline in
• upper extremity strength, sensation, endurance, hand function
• activities of daily living (ADL)
(feeding, grooming, dressing, bathing, toileting)
• functional transfers
(tub transfers, toilet transfer)
• home management abilities
(cooking, laundry, house hold activities)
• or if there is need for work simplification /modification / energy
conservation

8. How OT can help a person with PD
 Skilled treatment in rehabilitating lost physical
function
 Exercises through purposeful activities

9. Adaptive Equipments

10. Adaptive Devices

11. Home Modification
• Barrier free environment

12. Home Modification
 Toilet

13. Home Modification
• Kitchen

14. Home Modification

15. How OT can help a person with PD Contd…
• Client and caregiver guidance

16. Benefits of OT services
• OT services can help a person with PD to
– adapt to his / her living environment
– restoration of maximum possible function
– participate more fully in day – to – day activities
– Enhance recovery & outcomes
– Improved quality of life
– Prevention
• Secondary Complications