Occupational therapists are registered and certified healthcare professionals who apply principles from the biological and behavioral sciences in the evaluation and treatment of individuals limited by physical or psycho-social injury or illness. Occupational therapists utilize everyday life activities, like bathing or dressing or cooking to help those with disabilities lead independent, productive and satisfying lives. Occupational therapists also address issues related to restoring gross and fine motor function and coordination, primarily of the upper extremity. When such an impairment hinders ones ability to fulfill his or her occupation, or lifes role, OT may intervene with the use of specific treatment modalities including:
Activities of Daily Living Retraining
Endurance Training
Gross and Fine Motor Coordination Activities of the Upper Extremity
Range of Motion Exercises of the Upper Extremity
Strengthening Exercises of the Upper Extremity
Visual Perception Training
Wound and Scar Management of the Upper Extremity
Sentara Rehabilitation Network offers a variety of specialized OT programs located at centers on the Peninsula, the South side, Western Tidewater Region, and Northeast North Carolina. For more information about these services and programs, and where they are offered, click on any of the headings below.
Active Release Technique (ART) Burn Garment Measurements Comprehensive Neurological Rehabilitation Driver Evaluation and Training Energy Conservation/ Work Simplification Fluidotherapy Graston Technique Joint Protection Training Manual Therapy SaeboFlex Orthosis Training Splinting and Positioning Devices