Rosalin Child Development Centre | Occupation Treatment in Lucknow

  Mental imagery is a process of mental manipulation without external stimuli. Mental imagery is a mental process technique in which a person can develop the physiological effect of movement in the body. The concept of mental imagery came to light in the early 1960s. In the early stage, it was used by athletes & sports persons but nowadays mental imagery is widely used in the rehabilitation process, especially in neuro-rehabilitation. For the mental imagery process, the formation of a mental image of a particular activity is important.  Many assessment tools are available to test the vividness of movement imagery questionnaires (VMIQ-2, Roberts et.al 2008). The process of mental imagery includes retrieving information from long-term memory to working memory by encoding & transformation.  The formation of the mental image may be internal or external.  An internal image can be formed by retrieving information from long-term memory to working memory.  Exte...

  How does the occupational therapist know what to do when any paediatric case refers to the Occupational therapist? Firstly, occupational therapists have knowledge about the medical condition of the child, which hampers the occupational performance of the child.  Occupational performance refers to the role of kids in family and society as an individual.  Each and every diagnosis has specific signs & symptoms which are assessed by an occupational therapy Performa. Special findings & test reports are also mentioned in occupational therapy assessment which is helpful in communication with other professionals in the rehabilitation team.  Furthermore, occupational therapy also have knowledge of the effectiveness of specific treatment protocols by evidence based practice. Secondly, to get optimal outcomes of occupational therapy intervention, we have to ensure therapy type, doses, repetitions & session duration. Guidance & supervision of parents or care...