Adult Occupational Therapy

We provide Occupational Therapy evaluation,treatment and consultation to adults including those who have physical, mental and social-emotional problems, either as a result of accident, illness or aging.  We provide assessments and services that help individuals remain as independent, safe and productive as possible in their daily lives.

Activities of Daily Living (ADLS) Include:

• Bathing
• Grooming
• Dressing
• Transfers
• Functional mobility
• Toileting

Independent Activities of Daily Living (IADLS) Include:

• Meal prep and kitchen Mgmt
• Homemaking and housekeeping
• Medication mgmt
• Financial mgmt and bill paying
• Pet care
• Shopping

Areas of evaluation include:

• Cognition: memory, attention, insight, problem-solving, judgment, sequencing, task organization
• Motivation: enthusiasm, interest and goals
• Psychological: affect, insight, coping mechanisms
• Endurance: respiratory and cardiac
• Range of Motion: cervical and spine, UE and LE
• Strength: throughout body
• Muscle tone: spasticity and/or low tone
• Balance: sitting and standing
• Coordination: fine and gross motor
• Sensation: vision, hearing tactile, vestibular, olfactory and taste
• Edema: UE and/or LE
• Pain: impacting ADLS

Training includes:

• Energy conservation
• Home exercise programs
• Cognitive remediation
• Low vision skills
• Relaxation training
• Functional mobility
• Splinting
• Body mechs and joint protection
• Specific ADL/IADL technique instruction throughout home environment
• Work simplification
• Adaptive equipment and DME
• Sensory normalization
• Balance activities
• Lymphedema CDT
• Safety and fall prevention
• Pain management
• Home accessibility

In addition, our team offers services for adults of all ages and addresses the following areas, but not limited to:

• Adaptive Equipment Modifications
• ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Apraxia
• Arthritis
• Bells Palsy
• Birth Injuries/birth Defects
• Broken Bones
• Cerebral Palsy
• COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
• Chronic Illnesses
• Chronic Pain
• Coordination Difficulties
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Dementia
• Developmental Delay
• Down Syndrome
• Epilepsy
• Ergonomics Assessments
• Feeding Disorders

• Genetic Disorders
• Fibromyalgia
• Guillen-Barre Syndrome
• Huntington’s Disease
• Hypoxia
• Injuries
• Joint Replacement
• Low Vision/Preception Disorders
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Neuro-Motor Dysfunction
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Post Surgical Conditions
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Stroke
• Swallowing Disorders
• Traumatic Amputations
• Traumatic Injuries ( Brain or Spinal Cord)
• Upper Extremity Injuries
• Wheelchair Positioning and Mobility