Occupational Therapy 

Occupational therapy (OT) helps people with disabilities return to their lives through the use of therapeutic methods, applied and assistive technology and environmental modifications.

What Are the Benefits of OT?

• Occupational therapy shortens recovery time, improves function and helps people become self-sufficient again.

• Occupational therapy assessment and intervention reduces the risk of a fall for elderly patients.

• Occupational therapy retrains patients in the activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, grooming and feeding.

Who Can Benefit From OT?

The diagnoses that may be seen by occupational therapists include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Injuries (brain, spinal cord, back)

• Neurological disorders (Multiple Sclerosis, Guillain Barré)

• Stroke

• Sensory disorders (chronic pain, sensory loss)

• Musculoskeletal disorders (arthritis)

• Skin disorders (burns)

• Orthopedic conditions (hip fracture)