Horticultural Therapy

Must be referred by their Occupational Therapist (OT) as part of an individual rehabilitation programme Horticultural Therapy ‘The use of plants by a trained professional as a medium through which certain clinically defined goals can be met.’ Horticultural Therapy is an integral part of rehabilitation options available for clinicians to treat injured serving personnel at DMRC to enable a return to military life or transition to civilian life. All patients who come to Horticultural Therapy are referred by their Occupational Therapist (OT) as part of an individual rehabilitation programme. Patients referred to DMRC Stanford Hall have a range of complex physical needs, which often have a psychological and social component, and include:

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