The Center would like to recognize that April is National Occupational Therapy Month! The Center has two occupational therapists (OTs) on our team, with one that focuses on Pediatric Occupational Therapy! Thank you to OT’s Ellen Olefsky and Julia Gomez for all you do for your patients!
OTs help people of all ages participate in the things they want and need to do in their homes, at work, in school, and throughout the community. From a patient’s initial evaluation to the development and follow through of their rehabilitation plans, an OT works hard to make sure that their patient is able to return to the activities they enjoy and need to do in order to live a full and healthy life.
In an outpatient setting, some of the responsibilities of our occupational therapists may include:
• Hand and upper extremity movement and rehabilitation
• Teaching patients to use assistive devices to complete activities of daily living (ADL’s)
• Guiding a patient’s recovering from stroke to regain strength, movement, and learn to accomplish ADL’s in modified ways.
• Working with employers to create programs designed to reduce risk and injury in the workplace.
• Helping children struggling to achieve developmental goals progress to their highest possible levels.
• Working with patients suffering from neurological conditions, such as Parkinson’s Disease to remain active.
Thank you to our occupational therapists!
To learn more about what our occupational therapists do, visit our page here.