Physiotherapists work at helping people with mobility, balance, strength and fitness. Often Physiotherapists rehabilitate older people who have had strokes or some disabling condition.
Physiotherapists can assist with joint problems, especially joint pain and flexibility, and breathing difficulties.

If older people are experiencing these types of problems they should ask their Doctor for a referral to a community based Physiotherapist. As mentioned earlier, a Physiotherapist will assist with wheelchairs and other mobility aids.

View Physiotherapists:

• Tauranga/Mount Maunganui/Papamoa Physiotherapists
• Katikati Physiotherapists 
• Te Puke Physiotherapists 
• Taranaki Physiotherapists 
  
• Horowhenua Physiotherapists
  

Occupational Therapists 

Occupational Therapy can help you with your everyday tasks such as; showering and dressing, making yourself a meal, getting in and out of your bed or chair, shopping, catching a taxi and spending time with your friends/grandchildren.  Occupational Therapists work with people of all ages who have difficulties completing tasks due to a disability, illness or impairment.

Occupational Therapists aim is to help people maintain or maximize their independence and be safe when completing their everyday tasks or when participating in their meaningful activities.  To maintain or maximize independence and safety, an Occupational Therapist may support you to; learn a new way of doing a task, help you to identify your priorities and what’s important in your life, make changes to your home environment, trial a piece of equipment or adaptive device and/or suggest a suitable level of support. 

You don’t have to give up something you enjoy, see an Occupational Therapist.

Find all Occupational Therapists in Tauranga here

Find all Occupational Therapists in Taranaki here

Find all Occupational Therapists in Horowhenua here