Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy (OT) is a health care profession that promotes a person's independence and well-being through functional and purposeful activities. Occupation is defined as anything a person does during daily life to occupy their time. OT is a unique profession that addresses mental and physical disabilities in all populations. People who may benefit from OT include those who have diagnoses such as: stroke heart disease or pulmonary disorders deconditioning hip fracture or replacement injuries and surgeries of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand wounds and burns carpal tunnel and de Quervain's Syndrome sprains, strains, tendentious or fractures edema arthritis Parkinson's Disease or other neurological disorders low vision and other daily life or self-care impairments upper extremity joint replacement