Occupational vs Physical Therapy

We are hiring OT and PTs, visit our website to apply! Megan and Jenny discuss some of the differences between physical and occupational therapy. Some children receive multiple therapy treatments, such as speech, physical, occupation, and even play-based therapy. The primary goal of therapist is to make sure the children meet their fullest potential maximize their ability for independence. We're here to discuss the differences between physical and occupational therapy. Occupational Therapy is the ability to be independent, which for a child could mean playing, functioning in a classroom, school work, activities of daily living, which include bathing, dressing, self-hygiene, toileting, grooming. Physical Therapy goals may include crawling, walking, and other mobility skills. It may also focus on trunk strengthening skills as well. Sensory Integration is also part of OT, which is the ability to receive information from all our senses, such as eyes, ears, nose, sense of movement (vestibular system). If a child's sensory system is not processing these properly they may have difficulty tolerating things such as textures, eating, swallowing, or may be hyper and sensory seeking. This would be a person who is very active and unable to attend to task.