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Occupational Therapy
 Occupational therapy focuses on teaching individuals the
skills needed for everyday living. Services vary depending on the age and
condition of the patient. Focus areas include coordination, strength, cognition/perception,
activities of daily living and splinting/adaptive equipment.
The goal of occupational therapy is to improve
or restore an individual's ability to process information or act upon it
to allow the individual to perform those tasks and roles essential to productive
living within their environment.
Conditions
- Orthopedic Conditions: sports injuries, musculoskeletal
strains and sprains, joint injury/dysfunction, total joint replacement
(knee, hip, shoulder) amputation
- Neurological Conditions: head injury, stroke
(CVA), pediatric developmental disability, balance/vestibular disorders,
spinal cord injury
- Burns and Wounds
- Rheumatological Disorders
Treatment
- Exercise: neuromuscular re-education, exercise
(passive, assistive, resistive, aerobic, isokinetic), stretching
- Manual Skills: tone reduction, joint and soft
tissue mobilization, myofascial release, traction (mechanical and manual)
- Physical Agents: ultrasound,
phonophoresis, diathermy, iontophoresis, electrical stimulation (high volt, interferential,
microcurrent,
Russian stimulation, functional stimulation, neuroprobe), biofeedback,
cold packs, hot packs, paraffin, whirlpool
- Other: orthotic training, prosthetic gait training,
shoe inserts, compression garment measuring and fitting
Occupational Services
- Upper Extremity Function: range of motion/strength,
coordination/ sensation, hand skills (fine motor skills), assessment of
splinting/bracing needs
- Cognition/Perception: memory, judgment, orientation,
visual tracking, body awareness, spatial relations, problem-solving for
function
- Self-care/Homemaking: hygiene, dressing, household
duties, architectural barriers, special equipment needs
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