What is occupational therapy?
By Tucson Medical Center
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07/22/2020
Who can benefit from occupational therapy?
Occupational therapy can assist those with a variety of conditions that inhibit the ability to perform daily life activities. People with the following conditions can benefit from this type of treatment:
- Neurological conditions, such as brain injury, stroke, Parkinson disease and multiple sclerosis
- Forms of dysautonomia, such as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), joint hypermobility
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Chronic pain
- Cancer
- Post-COVID syndrome
- Medical, orthopedic and cardiac conditions
- And many more
What does occupational therapy entail?
Services include an individualized evaluation to determine the patient’s goals and a customized intervention plan to improve the patient’s ability to perform daily activities.
Occupational therapy treatment interventions include:
- Activity and exercise programs
- Joint preservation
- Activity modification
- Ergonomic assessment
- Biofeedback
- Cognitive rehabilitation
- Fine motor skill development
- Upper-extremity impairment
- Orthotics, splint fabrication
- Meditation and mindfulness
- Sleep hygiene
- Energy conservation and pacing
- Social participation
- Hobby exploration and leisure pursuits
- Work and school accommodations
- Home modifications
- Visual-perceptual tasks
- Sensory retraining
- And other interventions that address functional concerns
TMC Outpatient Therapy provides occupational, physical and speech therapy, along with nutritional services for patients 14 and up. With compassion and expertise, we guide our patients' efforts in achieving the highest level of function and quality of life throughout their care.
We are located at 5395 E. Erickson Drive, #101. Please call (520) 324-7005 to learn more.
