Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy (OT) is a health and rehabilitation profession designed
to help people regain and build skills through the performance of activities
required in daily life.

Occupational Therapy Goals

• Improve/restore functional movement, strength and coordination in the upper extremities.
• Develop the highest level of independence in daily activities, such as feeding, bathing, home management, leisure, etc. This may include training to use adaptive equipment or adaptive techniques.
• Assist with retraining perceptual and visual-motor skills.
• Position through splinting.
• Provide patient and family education for home exercise, home care, joint protection, energy conservation, etc.

Outpatient occupational therapy services include:

• ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) 
• Hand therapy
• Adaptive equipment 
• Therapeutic exercise/neuromuscular re-education
• Neurological disorder rehabilitation
• Oncology/lymphedema rehabilitation
• Pelvic floor rehabilitation
• Custom splinting/orthotics
• Driving simulator
• Pain management
• Patient and family education