Relearn Old Skills, Discover New Ones With OT
Your occupational therapist evaluates your condition, then works with you to develop a care plan that meets your individual needs. The goal of occupational therapy is to get you back to things you like to do and need to do. Licensed OTs help you rediscover how to carry out daily activities as safely and independently as possible.
Conditions We Treat
Nuvance Health occupational therapists may serve eligible patients who have experienced:
- Amputated limbs and/or prosthetics
- Arthritis
- Brain injury
- Severe burns
- Cardiac surgery
- Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) Stroke
- Concussion
- Repetitive injury such as carpal tunnel or tennis elbow
- Developmental delays
- Head injury
- Hand injury
- Lymphedema
- Multiple sclerosis
- Neurological injury and conditions
- Orthopedic surgery
- Spinal cord trauma and compression
- Stroke
- Traumatic brain injury
Tailored OT Treatments to Support Your Goals
At Nuvance Health, experienced and compassionate occupational therapists aim to improve your ability to function and enjoy daily life. You work with them to develop a personalized plan that meets your needs and lifestyle.
Strategies may include:
- Adaptive or protective equipment
- Edema (excess fluid) control
- Education in self-care and wellness
- Electrical stimulation
- Fine motor and gross motor coordination retraining
- Ice or heat treatments
- Iontophoresis (noninvasive application of anti-inflammatory medication)
- Range of motion and strengthening activities
- Sensory reeducation
- Static and dynamic splinting
- Stroke rehabilitation
- Therapeutic activities of daily living (e.g. eating breakfast)
- Ultrasound
- Wound care and scar management
