Occupational therapy helps people improve their ability to perform tasks in their daily living and working environments. Successful treatment allows people to lead independent, productive, and satisfying lives.
Services typically include:
- Customized assessments and treatment programs to improve the ability to perform daily activities.
- Comprehensive home and job site evaluations with adaptation recommendations.
- Adaptive equipment recommendations and usage training.
- Education and training for family members and caregivers.
- Custom fabrication of hand splints for acute, post-operative and non-acute, hand and upper extremity diagnoses.
A wide variety of people can benefit from occupational therapy, including those with
- Work-related injuries including lower back problems or repetitive stress injuries.
- Limitations following a stroke or heart attack.
- Arthritis, multiple sclerosis, or other serious chronic conditions.
- Birth injuries, learning problems, or developmental disabilities.
- Limitations following orthopedic or other surgery.
- Mental health or behavioral problems including Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, and post-traumatic stress.
- Burns, spinal cord injuries, or amputations.
- Broken bones or other injuries from falls, sports injuries, or accidents.
- Vision or cognitive problems that threaten the ability to drive.
- Weakness due to illness or injury that impairs daily activities.



