Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy is intended to enhance a person’s ability to perform basic self-care activities, useful work, and leisure activities. Even simple tasks require the coordination of many abilities: the ability to feel and move sufficiently (sensorimotor ability), the ability to create and execute a plan (cognitive ability), and the ability to want to perform and complete a task (psychologic ability).
Every day, children and adults have or develop health conditions that significantly affect their ability to manage their daily lives. With the help of occupational therapy, many of these individuals can achieve or regain a higher level of independence. When skill and strength cannot be developed or improved, occupational therapy offers creative solutions and alternatives for carrying out daily activities.
Conditions treated include, but are not limited to:
- Brain injury
- Hip replacement
- Low vision
- Memory loss/cognitive impairment
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson's disease
- Spinal cord injury
- Stroke
- Urinary incontinence
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