OccupationalTherapy
"Skills for the Job of Living"

• Regaining function
• Promoting independence
• Preventing further disability & deformity

Every day countless people of all ages experience health problems or injuries that significantly affect their ability to manage their daily lives. With the help of occupational therapy (OT), many of these individuals can achieve or regain a high level of independence. When skill or strength cannot be developed or improved, OT offers creative solutions and resources for carrying out the person's daily tasks.

OT goals include:

• promoting independence by regaining functions in daily activities
• preventing further disability or deformities
• maintaining wellness
• Occupational Therapy is available in both inpatient and outpatient services.
• SACH's OT department consist of a full-time Registered Occupational Therapist (OTR/L) and a full-time Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA/L).
• Inpatient OT Services available on these units:
• Medical/Surgical Care Unit
• Intensive Care Unit
• Transitional Care Unit
• Geriatric Psychiatry Unit

Occupational Therapy

The major population is mid to older adults who experience health problems such as heart attacks, strokes, hip fractures, respiratory disorders, and generalized weakness due to a recent illness or surgery.

The OTR will evaluate a person to determine what dysfunction is occurring and how best to assist them in regaining their lost abilities.

Treatment often consists of:

• self-care tasks
• standing balance
• transfers in/out bed/tub
• simple homemaking
• endurance & strengthening
• caregiver training
• home assessment
• adaptive equipment

Outpatient OT Services:

Outpatient Occupational Therapy services are now available at SACH in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center. A wide range of OT services is provided to meet the needs of a variety of illness and injury concerns including:Not limited to:

• Fractures of upper extremity
• Tendon injuries/repairs
• Hand/Finger injuries
• Joint Replacement
• Carpal Tunnel
• Epicondylitis
• Cumulative Trauma
• Stroke Rehabilitation
• Peripheral Nerve injuries
• Arthritis
• Splinting
• Edema control
• Increasing joint motion
• Strengthening

Other areas that Occupational Therapy can assess and treat are:

• Motor Control/Coordination
• Cognition
• Visual-Perceptual skills
• Self-feeding
• Functional Mobility
• Sensation
• Psychosocial skills

We also provide education in:

• Energy Conservation and Work Simplification
• Coping Skills and Stress Management
• Joint Protection
• Body Mechanics
• Jobsite Analysis
• Ergonomics
• Safety/Injury Prevention
• Low Vision Adaptations
• Home Safety Modifications