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Cairns Occupational Therapy was established in 1999 by a Cairns local, Kerry Stingel.
We have five experienced OTs to meet your needs. We provide services mostly from our practice in Woree and people's homes / community when appropriate.
We can provide home assessment services on the Atherton Tablelands when needed.
We have expertise in the following areas:
🔴 Hand, wrist and arm therapy including splinting
🔴 Swelling, scar and lymphoedema management including prescription of compression garments and lymphatic drainage massage and education
🔴Pain management therapy, especially for neuropathic pain and chronic pain
🔴Rehab following brain injury / stroke / progressive neurological conditions
🔴Home modifications and assistive equipment prescription and training (only on Atherton Tablelands at the current time)
🔴Work rehabilitation services
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Our NDIS team are a group of highly experienced Allied Health Professionals who work closely with participants to identify their needs and assist in achieving their goals.
We believe in leading change through a holistic, passionate and team driven approach.
We offer services to participants on NDIS plans that are over 18 yrs of age and in addition to assessments in our gym or suite rooms, we are also able to offer home assessments and telehealth appointments.
Services offered include:
· Functional capacity assessments;
· Improved daily living skills and retraining;
· AT assessments and prescription (low cost, mid cost & high cost);
· Manual and powered wheelchair assessment and complex seating prescription;
· Minor home modifications;
· Early intervention;
· Hydrotherapy;
· Falls assessment and prevention;
· Manual handling training and programs;
· Manual therapy
· Gait and mobility assessment and intervention;
· General balance, strength and conditioning assessment and programs;
· Nutrition assessments and planning;
· Rehabilitation exercises classes;
· Parkinson’s disease rehabilitation;
· Persistent Pain program;
· Cardiac rehabilitation;
· Comprehensive report writing.
Ramsay Health Plus can provide OT services for:
Initial needs assessment
Equipment prescription; ie: including wheelchairs, complex seating, adjustable beds, ELC
Home modifications - minor & major
Functional Capacity Assessments (FCA)
Supported Independent Living (SIL) assessments
Lymphodema assessment and management
Upper limb rehabilitation
Cognitive retraining
Vehicle modifications
Driving Axs (coming soon)
Common participants conditions that we see:
Acquired Brain Injury
Amputations
Cerebral Palsy
Genetic conditions
Motor Neuron Disease
Multiple Sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy
Neurological Conditions
Parkinson’s Disease
Spinal Cord Injury
Stroke
Peads - (over 8 yrs old) on a case-by-case basis, eg: ASD, Global Developmental Delay (excluding paediatric equipment scripting)
Contact us on- Cairns@ramsayhealthplus.com.au or 07 3516 8440
Team Ramsay Health Plus
Delwyn Sheehan - Delwyn is a very experienced occupational therapist who has been providing services in these communities for more than 20 years. Her skills are very broad and have been developed to meet the needs of the local families.
Hand therapy, Soft Tissue Therapy, Lymphoedema management, chronic pain management, psycho-social strategies for anxiety and behaviour management including Sensory Integration Therapy, rehabilitation, home modification are some of the services available through this practice.
Port Douglas / Mossman area
On site, at home or in the community