Occupational Therapy
Restoring the Quality of Everyday Life
The Occupational Therapy team offers specialized treatment to help patients of all ages participate in life’s daily activities. With quality programs and individualized care, we provide the support and skills needed for full function and independence. Our occupational therapists help you or your child learn to perform activities of daily living, home management, and independence in natural environments such as parks and community spaces.
We provide outpatient and inpatient services for adults, children and infants, and bedside inpatient services for adults in our acute Valley Rehabilitation Center.
Services may include:
- Evaluation to determine your or your child’s needs and goals
- Customized treatment programs to reduce pain and improve the ability to perform daily activities
- Tailored one-on-one care
- Education, guidance and training
- Recommendations for home environment and equipment
- An outcomes evaluation to ensure needs and goals are met
Our occupational therapists treat these and other related conditions:
- Total joint replacement
- Stroke/Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
- Work-related injuries including lower back problems and upper extremities overuse injuries
- Neurological disorders
- Non-traumatic brain injury
- Arthritis, multiple sclerosis (MS) or other chronic conditions
Children’s services:
Working with children and high-risk infants, our occupational therapists assess and treat infants with developmental and oral-motor deficits. They also make splints to correct musculoskeletal deformities.
The rehabilitation staff includes occupational and physical therapists who are certified in advanced practice in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). We also provide outpatient care at our High Risk Infant Follow-Up Clinic, located in our Therapy Department. Therapists monitor the development growth of high-risk infants until the age of three.
For information or to schedule an appointment, call 818.902.2941.
