Occupational therapists are skilled healthcare professionals who help individuals develop, recover, and improve the skills needed for daily living and independence. Occupational therapy focuses on helping people gain the “skills for the job of living” allowing them to participate fully in their daily activities.

Services commonly provided include:

• Individualized treatment programs: designed to improve a person’s ability to function independently
• Comprehensive evaluations: home and work environments with modifications and recommendations to promote safety and independence
• Training and education in adaptive equipment: to compensate for the limited or loss of function
• Education and support for family members and caregivers: to ensure safe and effective care and assistance.

In addition to these services, the occupational therapist at PTSR specializes in the treatment and rehabilitation of hand, wrist, and elbow injuries, helping to restore strength, mobility, and functional use of the upper extremities.

Hand therapy is a specialized area of occupational therapy that focuses on the treatment of orthopedic conditions affecting the upper extremities.  The primary goal of hand therapy is to restore and improve functional use of the hand, wrist, and elbow so individuals can safely perform daily activities at home and in the workplace.  Hand specialists treat a variety of conditions involving the bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and nerves of the upper extremity.  Common conditions treated in hand therapy incude but are not limited to: