Occupational Therapy
- Carefully designing sequences of activities to help build strength and coordination in order to increase the ability to complete activities more independently
- Modifying the environment to increase the ability to participate when physical limitation exists
- Adapting activities to better support participation
- Fine Motor Skills
- Grasping skills
- Object manipulation
- ADLs (activities of daily living)
- Feeding
- Toileting
- Dressing
- Grooming
- Bathing
- Visual-Motor Skills – coordination of eyes and hands for:
- Writing
- Throwing
- Catching
- Using both hands together
- Upper Body Strength and Endurance
- Splinting and Positioning
- Sensory Processing Skills
- Visual Perceptual Skills
Common Conditions Leading to Occupational Therapy
- Developmental Delay
- Neurologic conditions
- Amputations/limb deficiency
- Brachial plexus injury
- Burns
- Spinal cord injury
- Feeding/eating disorders
- Cerebral palsy
- Cancer
- Hand function disorders
- Neuromuscular conditions
- Autism
- Sensory processing disorders
Experienced Therapists with Training in:
Sensory Diets are a carefully designed, personalized activity schedule that provides needed sensory input to the nervous system in order to help a child stay focused and organized throughout the day.
Sensory Integration
Sensory Integration Therapy is used to treat individuals with Sensory Processing Disorders (SPD) which occur when there is an inability of the brain to correctly process information brought in by the senses. It can affect coordination, learning, attention, behavior, emotional tone, and self-esteem. Children with SPD are often overly sensitive to sensory stimuli, under-responsive to sensory stimuli or fluctuate depending upon the situation or environment. Some children appear inattentive, overly sensitive to smells or unexpected touch, resist new situations, or appear uncoordinated. Successful treatment requires a specific approach and appropriate equipment. Our suspended equipment, weighted garments and other specialized tools offer treatment options that are highly effective for children with these disorders.
Our experienced staff are experts in the assessment and treatment of children with sensory processing deficits.