what is the difference between physiothearpy and occupationaltherapy?

Answer 1

Occupational therapy = is providing skilled treatment to help people develop, regain or maintain the skills necessary to participate in day to day living, due to illness, injury or disability.

Improving ones ability to perform daily activities.

Home and work place evaluations, to make access and task's easier to do, taking into consideration the person medical/physical limitations.

Equipment that may assist with day to day living.

Support and guidance to family members and caregivers.


Physiotherapy = is providing services to people, to maintain develop and restore physical ability to people who have an a disability, injury or illness, that has impacted on their day to day living.

Gaining a better understanding of their illness, injury or disability.

How to maintain and gain fitness levels, taking into consideration limitations.

Answer 2

I work at a children's hospital and I had the difference explained to me this way:

Occupational therapy generally helps with fine motor skills -- things you typically do with fingers, hands and arms. Brushing teeth, eating with utensils, writing, etc.

Physical therapy is generally about regaining gross motor skills -- mostly with the lower body/legs. Walking, climbing, running, jumping, crawling, etc.

HTH!

Answer 3

occupational therapy isTherapy designed to enable the individual to work with their arms and hands

physiotherapy isThe therapeutic use of physical means, such as massage, exercise, heat or electricity. This includes the restoration of movement, natural breathing, etc., after an operation or an accident. Also called Physical Therapy.

Answer 4

Physiotherapy - people who work with your body, after an injury.
Occupational therapist - work with problems in the family, abuse, negligence....