An important part of an assessment from an Occupational therapist or Physiotherapist is taking into account all the different places that a person may be using the walking aid, this includes what surfaces they may be transferring on and off.
For walking aid prescription, a focus area is often car transfers.
However, other transfers, such as lifts, accessing public transport and the use of lifting devices are equally important and taken into account.
Community Therapy follows a consumer-directed or client-focused approach to get to know the personal goals that someone wants to achieve, to ensure that we can accurately assess all the different ways that they’re wishing to use their walker or walking aid.