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Occupational Therapy
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Primary Health Care Team - Occupational Therapy
The team’s occupational therapy service provides consultation to adults with an acquired spinal cord injury, their carers and families, as well as health professionals.
This includes occupational therapy advice on:
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Wheelchairs and seating |
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Pressure care |
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Transfers (eg. bed, wheelchair, showering, equipment car etc) |
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Upper limb overuse syndrome |
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Ageing with SCI |
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Environmental modifications and assistive technology (eg. environmental control |
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Equipment to promote functional independence (e.g. Palmar bands) |
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Functional techniques to promote independence in activities of daily living (eg. eating, drinking, dressing) |
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Community resources |
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Client advocacy and support. |
 
Our Primary Health Care team occupational therapists also provide a splinting service every six weeks at the Newington site. This service is free for members; nonmembers will be charged a fee for service.
For more information, or to request service, you can email: spinaloccupationaltherapist@paraquad.org.au or phone the intake number (02) 8741 5674.
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02 Oct 2008
“Living longer, living better” |
| A Forum for Seniors to be held by the NSW Shadow Minister for Ageing
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02 Oct 2008
“People Living with Disabilities & Carers Forum” |
| Public forum with the NSW Shadow Minister for Disability Services
and the Liberal Candidate for Ryde, Victor Dominello |
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26 Sep 2008
"Welcome back Paralympians" by Wheelchair Sports NSW |
| WS NSW staff invite all members to the inaugral Meet the members day and our recently returned Paralympians! RSVP to Mel by Friday, 26 September 2008 |
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25 Sep 2008
Access All Areas Film Festival (AAAFF) - NSW's first fully accessible travelling film festival. |
| From Friday 7 November till Wednesday 3 December the festival will be screening in cities around New South Wales, including Lismore, Merimbula, Wagga Wagga, Dubbo, Glendale and Sydney. |
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