Occupational Therapy for Adults

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Inpatient Occupational Therapy

 Occupational therapy might start while you are still being cared for in the hospital. We have specialized programs for people with brain injuries and strokes as well as other neurological, cardiac, orthopedic, and medically complex conditions. These include the following:

• acute care occupational therapy programs that focus on your ability to perform everyday tasks and your overall mobility after surgery
• the total shoulder replacement program, which helps people perform everyday tasks, including an at-home exercise program, and improve their range of motion
• the same-day discharge program, which includes an occupational therapy session on the day of preadmission for patients and their coaches and techniques to be used at home following surgery—taught by an occupational therapist who sees patients following surgery as well as before discharge

Inpatient and Outpatient Services

 The following services are available to patients receiving care while in the hospital and those coming to certain Pleasant Care Therapies sites for outpatient therapy appointments:

• functional upper extremity training for people with weakness on one side of the body as a result of a stroke or another neurological condition (a physician's referral  is required)
• electrical stimulation and Bioness H200 to improve movement in the arms (a physician's referral is required)
• seating and mobility or wheelchair services to help people who require lifelong use of a wheelchair to live independently, participate in the workforce and recreation activities, and manage their healthcare needs
• assistive technology to improve your independence and quality of life, including devices to facilitate home automation, adaptive computer hardware and software, and use of the telephone and other forms of communication (an assistive technology physician's referral is required)
• vision therapies after a stroke or other cerebrovascular accident, brain injury, concussion, or other neurologic incidents that utilize biometrics as well as iPads, Vision Coach™, AceReader™, and Track and Read, which is part of the Computer Aided Vision Therapy software package (a visual physician's referral is required)

Our occupational therapists offer for people who prefer not to travel or would benefit from receiving treatment in their home or work environments. Therapists can guide you through exercises using items in your own home and perform virtual walkthroughs to identify safety risks and assess the need for home or ergonomic modifications and the need for assistive devices, such as dressing and dining aids and technology that can help people live more independently.