Welcome to
Cairns OT
Welcome to Cairns Occupational Therapy, where we are dedicated to maximising safety and independence for work and home.
Our team of experienced Occupational Therapists provide timely and customised intervention to help you achieve your goals. We are committed to creating a supportive and caring community for our patients.
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Maximising safety and independence for work and home with timely, customised Occupational Therapy intervention.
SERVICES
How can Cairns Occupational Therapy help you?
HAND AND ARM THERAPY
Our Occupational Therapists specialise in evaluating and treating any problem related to fingers, hands or arms.
We treat a range of injuries; from post surgical to long-term, chronic conditions.
We also offer in-house thermoplastic splinting when required.
LYMPHOEDEMA (SWELLING) MANAGEMENT
Our Occupational Therapists have post graduate training in the management of Lymphoedema / chronic swelling.
The longer swelling hangs around, the more it has trouble moving on and the greater the density of the tissues which can limit movement and function.
We can help people to reduce the risk of developing lymphoedema, help you understand how to self-manage your swelling, wounds and scars.
NEUROPATHIC PAIN MANAGEMENT
Our Occupational Therapists strive to learn and evolve to provide new methods of complex pain management, as we know it varies for each client.
Our goal is to accelerate the patient's return to a productive lifestyle, minimising the impact of complex pain on work, home and leisure activities. We use a variety of pain management treatments to best suit individual needs.
HOME MODIFICATION & ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PRESCRIPTION
Our Occupational Therapists have expertise in prescribing assistive technology / devices that can help you to be more indepedent and safe. We provide home assessments and ensure that the right equipment is prescribed to meet your needs.
WORK
REHABILITATION
Our Occupational Therapists have expertise in helping injured workers get back to work in a safe and sustainable way. We assess your functional abilities, liaise with your treatment team and employer to organise the right duties for your graduated return to work plan. We are on the Return to Work Panel for WorkCover Qld. Referrals from WorkCover Qld need to be organised by the Customer Advisor at WCQ or employer.
NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION
Our Occupational Therapists have expertise in helping clients with neurological conditions such as strokes, head injuries and long covid to accelerate the client's return to a productive lifestyle, minimising the impact of cognitve / perceptual deficits on work, home and leisure activities.
CONTACT US
Contact the Cairns Occupational Therapy team
Phone: 07 4042 6333
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Suite 6 Calanna Health Centre
61 Sondrio Street
Woree, Cairns QLD 4868
