Occupational Therapy (OT)
Occupational Therapy (OT)
Outpatient OT Services
Occupational Therapists evaluate and treat people with issues of the upper extremity, shoulder, elbow, and hand. OT’s can treat perceptual and cognitive deficits. The goal of Occupational Therapy is to regain cognitive ability, strength, and function, therefore improving movement and independence. The Occupational Therapist may provide the client with adaptive equipment that will help them participate more fully in life. Patients learn skills that allow them to accomplish daily living tasks, accommodate their disease or disability, live an independent lifestyle, and/or return to work. Treatments may include exercise, splinting, functional training, edema, and pain management.
Occupational Therapists can help with:
- Hand Injuries
- Carpal Tunnel
- Shoulder and elbow injuries
- Sports Injuries
- Pre-surgical and Post-surgical rehabilitation
- Parkinson’s disease, stroke, and other neurological conditions.
- Head injuries
- Amputees
Inpatient VS Outpatient
What is the difference between these two OT settings?
OT will help you adapt and develop strength while forming long-term goals to be as independent as possible.
Typical conditions treated:
- Those recovering from surgery
- Those with difficulty with daily tasks as per prior level
- Those receiving care for a traumatic injury or illness
- Those experiencing changes in functional abilities
- Those undergoing treatment for acute, chronic, or complex medical conditions
OT will help you regain the abilities needed to go about your day-to-day life treating more manageable conditions and smaller injuries.
Typical conditions treated:
- Those having suffered an injury, illness, or condition that limits physical abilities (stroke, TBI, other neurological conditions...)
- Those having a chronic health condition that impacts your functionality (Parkinson's disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, and more...)
- Those with extremity ortho injuries (shoulder, elbow, hand, etc...)
Both inpatient and outpatient OT work to help you adapt to your condition and develop strength so that everyday tasks are easier to conduct. OT can greatly improve both your quality of life and mental health, as it grants you the independence that you may have lost as a result of your condition.