Therapeutic physiotherapy - ergo therapy
There are some parts of ergo therapy ("therapy by the help of working") - therapy by the help of working to activate the client and targeted ergo therapy to get the optimal self-sufficiency and independence in client's home working and social background, therefore increasing his life quality. In more details there are four ergo therapy spheres which are connected:
- condition ergo therapy (to get the client's psychical stability)
- ergo therapy aimed at on affected area
- ergo therapy aimed at compulsory labour
- ergo therapy aimed at self-sufficiency education
Ergo therapy uses the game as a therapy form most often. Compared to physiotherapy it intensifies the effect by the help of the motivation component see the law No.96/2004.
At the ergo therapy examination there are analyzed client's functional abilities.
There are these examinations:
- mobility (motion)
- so-called ADL (Activity of Daily Living)
- upper limbs and legs functional examination
- cognitive and sensory functions examination
- determination of compensative instruments need and evaluation of the remaining working possibilities
The ergo physiotherapist finds out the trouble reason on the basis of the ergo therapy and he suggests an individual ergo therapeutic plan which respects the client's health condition, type and disorder level.
He helps the client to improve the function of problematic activities by the help of compensatory motional stereotypes, activity or background adaptation. He recommends suitable compensatory instruments as well.
Ergo therapist are associated in Czech ergo therapist association www.cae.ergoterapie.cz
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