Treatment is based on the activities that matter to you.
Rather than focusing only on individual body parts, Occupational Therapy considers how physical limitations affect the activities you need and want to do — at home, at work, and in the community.
Hand & Upper-Extremity Rehabilitation
Your hands are involved in almost every aspect of daily life. Reduced strength, endurance, coordination, or function can affect work, household tasks, hobbies, and self-care.
Occupational Therapy may include:
- General hand strengthening
- Grip and pinch strengthening
- Functional strengthening
- Fine motor activities
- Coordination exercises
- Activity modification
- Strategies for managing repetitive tasks
- Education on joint protection and energy conservation
- Progressive return to functional activities
Treatment is tailored to your specific goals and the activities you need to perform.
Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy can provide a supportive environment for movement and exercise. The buoyancy and resistance of water can allow some people to participate in exercises that may be more difficult on land.
Depending on your individual needs, an Occupational Therapist may incorporate a hydrotherapy program to support:
- General mobility
- Strength and endurance
- Functional movement
- Activity tolerance
- Confidence with movement
- Gradual progression of physical activity
Chronic Pain Education
Living with chronic pain can affect movement, sleep, work, relationships, mood, and participation in everyday activities.
Occupational Therapy can provide education and practical strategies to help you better understand the relationship between pain, activity, stress, sleep, and daily routines.
Treatment may include:
- Pacing strategies
- Activity planning
- Energy conservation
- Identifying patterns that contribute to symptom flare-ups
- Gradual activity progression
- Sleep and routine strategies
- Activity modification
- Education around pain and the nervous system
- Strategies for returning to meaningful activities
The goal is to help you develop sustainable ways to participate in daily life while managing the impact of pain.