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Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy services helps an individual achieve their highest level of functioning in the skills needed for activities of daily living, work, family tasks, and leisure activities.

Outpatient Services frequently treat clients who are experiencing difficulties resulting from:

• Accident
• Stroke
• Surgery
• The normal process of aging
• Repetitive stress disorder

Clients receiving Occupational Therapy may:

• Improve their abilities in everyday tasks (e.g. dressing, bathing, homemaking, and work).
• Improve work-related activities (e.g. sitting tolerance, reasoning, problem solving, body mechanics).
• Enhance performance in tasks requiring hand-eye coordination (e.g. sports activities, driving).
• Have an analysis conducted of a job site for ergonomics recommendations.
• Identify and reduce limitations from visual difficulties.
• Learn energy conservation and joint protection techniques.
• Receive suggestions for adaptive equipment such as kitchen aides, reachers, etc.
• Receive recommendations for architectural modifications or specialized equipment for the home or workplace.

Special Services Provided

• Dynavision – is a computerized board used to improve visual motor skills.
• Workplace Ergonomics & Rehabilitation – helps employees and employers to prevent workplace injuries and employees to recover from workplace injuries.

The Staff

The Outpatient Services’ occupational therapy staff are professional therapists, licensed by New York State. They have further developed their clinical expertise through continuing professional education.