Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy (OT) focuses on living life to the fullest! Occupational therapists use evidenced based interventions to improve an individual’s functional participation in meaningful activity. The “occupation” in occupational therapy refers to activities: the necessary tasks that we perform daily to propel us through the day, and the activities we choose to do which give our lives meaning. The ability to have a choice and participate, if desired, in self-care, home management, vocation, leisure, and social activities is essential to live a fulfilling life and fosters a sense of accomplishment and self – sufficiency.

Our Occupational Therapy specializes in

• Environmental assessment: Evaluate the home or workplace environment with recommendations for accessibility and safety
• Desensitization: Develop interventions to decrease anxiety during medical, dental, and general appointments in the community
• Sensory Integration: Create strategies to decrease self-injurious behaviors, increase focus, and improve quality of life
• Caregiver training and education: Implement new routines and understand effective communication strategies and equipment utilization
• Durable medical equipment (DME) and adaptive equipment (AE): Assess and recommend specialized wheelchairs, shower chairs, hospital beds as well as assistive devices that support independence
• Gross motor and fine hand dexterity training: Increase endurance, balance, strength, and range of motion to perform specific tasks
• Habilitation: Teaching new skills to increase independence with communication and everyday tasks
• Fall prevention and recovery