Benefits of occupational therapy in old age.

The goals of occupational therapy or occupational therapy are the intentional involvement of the patient in activities. This method was first used in psychoneurological boarding houses for the elderly. Later, the benefits were confirmed by psychotherapists from all over the world.

Special studios and workshops are equipped in special centers for conducting sessions. Since the procedures are targeted, classes are conducted under the guidance of a specialist.

Goals of occupational therapy

After retirement, older people feel that they are no longer capable of anything and cannot contribute to society. Occupational therapy will help you get out of this state. In old age, it is important to feel useful and important.

The main objectives of occupational therapy:

• Distraction from disturbing thoughts, internal conflicts;
• Intellectual training by organizing your own activities;
• Eliminate feelings of inferiority;
• Increased vitality;
• Positive thinking;
• Restoration of physical skills;
• Improved overall well-being.

Experts say that the use of labor allows pensioners to return to normalcy and helps them adapt to society. Hard work is recommended as a means of rehabilitation after:

• operations;
• dysfunction of the musculoskeletal system;
• disruptions in the functioning of the nervous system;
• inflammatory processes;
• heart attacks and strokes.

Features of occupational therapy

Naturally, old people do not work in unbearable conditions. Work activity should bring involvement and pleasure.

Sessions can take different forms:

1. Play therapy. Involves various games and competitions. At such moments, a person’s anxiety and worries go away.
2. Art therapy. Emphasis on creative activity. Old people paint, dance, sculpt, and do various types of arts and crafts.
3. Garden therapy. The name comes from the word “garden”, which translates as “garden”. This kind of work involves planting and caring for plants and brings a lot of pleasure to older people.

Occupational therapy helps resolve the issue of career guidance. A person can try all kinds of activities before deciding what brings him maximum pleasure. When drawing up a plan, specialists take into account various factors, in particular the level of loss of career guidance, so excessive loads are excluded. In addition, the patient's health is always taken into account.

Among the activities:

• Ancillary and business operations;
• Mechanical assembly of small products;
• Staged production of simple products;
• Various types of creativity.

A common cause of psychological problems is idleness and loneliness. In occupational therapy groups, patients return to life, make new acquaintances and often a soul mate. Occupational therapy has a beneficial effect on the state of mind and emotional state.