An occupational therapist accepts patients at the MFD Outpatient hospital "Iļģuciems"!
Date added: 24 08 2023
Occupational therapy is a healthcare profession that is based on knowledge of purposeful activities and whose main task is to promote the individual's participation in daily life activities, health and well-being in all aspects of life when due to illness or injury, a person is unable to perform any of the usual activities (or maybe even all of them) as before.
Occupational therapist Alivija Genkina accepts patients in Riga, Buļļu street 9, and provides the following services:
- Technical support service
Moving, washing, dressing, etc. selection of technical aids for performing daily activities according to the person's functioning levels, counselling on the possibilities of receiving technical aids. The service could be provided to persons after stroke, hip replacement, Covid-19, increased risk of falls and pain, etc.
- Adjusting the home environment
Recommendations on modifying the surrounding environment to reduce the risk of falls, improve safety, and facilitate daily activities. The service could be offered to persons with dementia, with an increased risk of falls, mobility difficulties, visual, and hearing impairments, etc.
- Restoration of hand functions
Reducing pain and swelling, improving fine motor skills, and muscle strength, making orthotics for people with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, after fractures, etc.
- Psychiatry
Easing the daily routine, improving cognitive functions, promoting productivity activities, improving self-esteem, etc. Services could be provided to individuals with eating disorders, addictions, depression, schizophrenia, etc.
- Improving cognitive functions
Assessment, maintenance and improvement of memory functions, attention, problem-solving, concentration, and abstract thinking in persons after a stroke, with dementia, multiple sclerosis, etc.
- Paediatrics
Improvement of communication, interaction abilities, promotion of cognitive functions, training in eating, dressing, washing, using the toilet, writing skills, and sensory integration. Services could be provided to patients with autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, UDHS, etc.
- Health promotion
Education about ergonomics, active sitting, and healthy lifestyle. Setting up the ergonomic work environment, evaluating the balance of daily activities, etc. Facilitation of daily activities Learning self-care, productivity, and leisure activities techniques, with the aim of achieving independence during daily activities. The service could be provided after operations, stroke, cardiac problems, etc.
MFD Outpatient hospital "Iļģuciems"
Riga, Buļļu Street 9
67131311
ilguciems AT mfd DOT lv
MFD Healthcare group began its history more than 50 years ago as an outpatient health care facility. At this moment the MFD is one of the largest multi-profile healthcare company that provides a wide range of health care services to more than 400 000 patients in different locations in Riga and Latvia. By using the latest technologies and excellent medical experience, MFD main objective is to take care of the health of the population by ensuring timely disease prevention, as well as providing effective diagnostic and treatment services.
