Occupational therapy helps individuals achieve the skills necessary for daily living tasks. Occupational therapy will help patients to regain their ability to participate in work and community activities. An Occupational Therapist helps a patient enhance performance with activities of daily living, restore function, promote and maintain health. Furthermore, OT helps improve range of motion, coordination, balance, and strength. The therapist works with the patient to learn strategies, techniques, or adaptations to maximize independence. Tasks may be as basic as bathing, dressing and eating, or as complicated as returning to work and taking care of a home.
Benefits of Occupational Therapy
- Achieve independence in daily living skills
- Improve strength, endurance, range of motion, coordination and balance
- Improve memory, orientation, cognitive reasoning
- Teach proper use of adaptive equipment
- Provide re-integration skills for independence at home and work
- Hand therapy and splinting
To learn more about The Center for Rehabilitation Services at University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center or to find out if therapy may be right for you or someone you know, call (440) 285-6398.