Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Occupational Therapy

Inpatient Rehabilitation

Assessing an inpatient's ability to be independent at home, following a hospitalization, is an important role for the occupational therapist.

The inpatient rehabilitation team works with the entire rehabilitation team of doctors, nurses, and therapists to assist patients after a stroke, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, or other serious injury or illness to improve his or her ability to function independently at home in daily life tasks. Our rehab OTs continually update their skills to keep current with new and innovative changes in technology.

Acute Care

The acute care occupational therapy team helps patients begin the rehabilitation process as soon as possible. We work with patients while they're in the hospital and make recommendations for follow-up care.The team works with patients in Strong Memorial Hospital and Highland Hospital.

Our occupational therapists treat patients in all services within the hospital, including:

• Orthopaedics
• Neurology
• Medicine
• Surgery
• Burn/trauma unit
• Cardiac/pulmonary unit
• Intensive Critical Care Units (ICUs)

Outpatient

For many patients, the rehab process continues on an outpatient basis. Appointments for multiple therapists can be coordinated in our new outpatient department building at Clinton Crossings.

We offer several outpatient programs in our specialty clinics including Hand Therapy, The Action Program for patients with arthritis and fibromyalgia, splinting, burns, rehabilitation for strokes, and rehabilitation for spinal cord injuries.

Pediatrics

Strong Health Pediatric OTs have special training in issues and challenges related to children. You may see the pediatric team working in the Intensive Care Nursery, making a splint for an arthritic child, assessing fine motor skills of a learning disabled child, or teaching a mother how to help her child in a wheelchair to dress himself.