Occupational Therapists can help you to identify interests and goals, manage daily routines at home and in the community, modify daily tasks to make them easier to perform and recommend activities that you can participate effectively in. Occupational Therapists work with people across the lifespan to provide a range of supports and services to NDIS participants.

Activate Health Occupational Therapy service include:

• Hand and Upper limb assessment, diagnosis, and Rehabilitation (specially trained and experienced Hand therapist)
• Oedema and non-complex lymphoedema management (specially trained and experienced Lymphoedema specialist)
• Functional Capacity Assessments,
• Return to work rehabilitation and assessments,
• Minor home modifications and equipment prescription,
• Neurological assessment and rehabilitation,
• Functional rehabilitation and restoration of independence,
• Arthritis managing,
• Pain Management,
• Assessment and Supply of electric Wheelchairs.

Our Occupational Therapy services are currently reached at our Yeppoon and Emu Park Practices: 

Tuesday: Yeppoon 

Tuesday morning = Hand and Upper limb clinic

Tuesday afternoon= other OT services such as Assessments and treatment

Wednesdays: Yeppoon 

Wednesday mornings- Lymphoedema clinic

Wednesdays afternoon= other OT services such as Assessments and treatment

Thursdays: Emu Park 

All day: General OT services such as Assessments and treatment

Hand and Upper limb Specialist services

Activate Health’s Lead Occupational Therapist Tayla, is an Accredited Occupational Therapist and Associate Member of the Australian Hand Therapy Association (AHTA) with more than 10 years of experience in hand and upper limb rehabilitation.

Splinting & Orthoses

• Custom thermoplastic splints
• Orthosis review and modification
• Protective splinting after surgery

Return to Work & Sport

• Graduated return-to-work planning
• Return-to-sport rehabilitation
• Injury prevention strategies

Oedema & Lymphoedema Management

• Oedema reduction
• Compression bandaging
• Compression garment prescription
• Upper limb manual lymphatic drainage

Pain Management

• Pain education
• Mirror therapy
• Desensitisation programs
• Activity modification
• Joint protection strategies
• Heat and cold therapy

Exercise & Functional Rehabilitation

• Range of motion programs
• Strengthening programs
• Tendon gliding exercises
• Nerve gliding exercises
• Dexterity and fine motor retraining
• Functional task retraining
• Grip strengthening

Oedema & Lymphoedema Management

• Oedema reduction
• Compression bandaging
• Compression garment prescription
• Upper limb manual lymphatic drainage

Wound & Scar Management

• Wound care and dressing changes
• Scar massage
• Silicone therapy
• Compression garments
• Scar taping
• Desensitisation