Occupational Therapy (O.T.)

At Angel Medical Center, the Occupational Therapy Department is comprised of both registered Occupational Therapists (OTR/L) and certified Occupational Therapy Assistants (COTA). We treat patients of all ages on both an inpatient and outpatient basis.

There are many misconceptions about what Occupational Therapy is--when many people hear “occupational therapy”, they immediately think of we are to assist them with finding a job.

Occupational Therapy is a health care profession providing evaluation, treatment and consultation to help individuals achieve a maximum level of independence by developing skills and abilities interfered with by disease, emotional disorder, physical injury, the aging process, or impaired development. Occupational therapists use purposeful activities, exercises and education as well as specially designed orthotic and prosthetic devices to reduce specific impairments, improve their activities of daily living (ADLs) and to help individuals achieve independence at home and in the work place.

Below is a list of diagnoses we may treat and modalities used in our clinic.
Inpatient
• Stroke
• Hip replacement
• Knee replacement
• COPD/ general de-conditioning
• Parkinson’s disease
• Hand injuries
• Other orthopedic or neurological problems

Outpatient
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Lateral or medial epicondylitis (Tennis elbow)
• Bursitis, tendonitis of elbow or shoulder
• Arthritis
• Fractures of hand, wrist, elbow, or shoulder
• Rotator cuff tears or repairs
• Stroke
• Other orthopedic or neurological problems

Treatments
• Splinting
• Activity-based therapy
• Exercise programs
• Cognitive retraining
• Energy conservation / work simplification
• Pediatric
• Training with adaptive equipment
• Shoulder taping

Modalities
• Fluidotherapy
• Whirlpool
• Paraffin
• Hot / cold packs
• Ultrasound
• Iontophoresis
• Phonophoresis
• Electrical Stimulation