OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

INDIVIDUALIZED EXERCISE PROGRAMS

Areas of focus may include:

  • General deconditioning

  • Decreased activity tolerance

  • Range of motion to improve flexibility and joint mobility

  • Strength training to support mobility and prevent decline in function

  • Exercises relating to everyday activities to maximize safety and independence

  • Upper extremity / hand disorders

  • Post-surgery individualized exercise program

  • Fitness equipment education / training

PAIN MANAGEMENT

Areas of focus may include:

  • Joint pain related to arthritis, joint replacements, degenerative joint conditions, etc.

  • Chronic and acute pain

  • Bone fractures / sprains / strains

  • Manual therapy techniques to reduce pain and improve function

  • Contractures

  • Edema

  • Headaches

  • Neck / back / shoulder pain

DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

  • Assessing assistive device / durable medical equipment needs (e.g. wheelchairs, hospital beds, mechanical lifts, shower/toilet equipment, feeding utensils, etc.)

  • Assisting with ordering, installing, and equipment education and training

  • Power mobility assessments

FALLS PREVENTION

Areas of focus may include:

  • Changes in or difficulty walking

  • Unsteadiness / gait training

  • Coordination challenges

  • Vertigo / dizziness

  • Changes in vision

  • Comprehensive fall prevention assessment

  • Fall prevention education and strategies

FUNCTIONAL SKILL TRAINING

Areas of focus may include:

  • Increasing difficulty with transfers and mobility (e.g. bed mobility)

  • Education and training on transfer safety and precautions

  • Fine motor challenges

  • Difficulty feeding

  • Home safety assessments / environmental modifications

  • Enhancing skills for safety and highest level of independence during daily tasks

  • Urinary incontinence

COGNITION

Areas of focus may include:

  • Changes in cognition (e.g. memory, safety awareness, judgement)

  • Environmental modifications designed to support cognitive functioning

  • Enhancing sensory processes

  • Dementia assessment and caregiver education and training on relationship between cognitive function and daily task performance

  • Behavioral challenges