Benefits of OT

Occupational therapy can help overcome and/or develop strategies to cope with:

• Mobility and seating problems due to developmental disorders, arthritis, a spinal cord injury or simply the aging process.
• Managing pain due to an automobile accident, burns, incorrect lifting, arthritis, repetitive strain injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome and fibromyalgia.
• Fatigue due to a heart condition, multiple sclerosis, depression, stress, strokes, etc.
• Returning to work after an injury or prolonged illness.
• Relearning and finding new ways to manage home-making activities after a brain injury or acute mental illness.
• Discovering memory aids and other tricks for people who complain of poor memory due to aging, Alzheimer’s, stress, etc.
• Occupational therapy can help prevent:
• Unnecessary hospital stays or premature nursing home admissions.
• Work injuries due to poor work station positioning, unrealistic pacing and other organizational and psychosocial strains.
• School dropouts due to poor attention spans, or reading and writing difficulties.
• Unemployment among people with a developmental disability or people with a mental illness.