Leadington, MO

Leadington, MO

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Leadington, MO Occupational Therapy

Leadington, MO Occupational Therapy. Living life, working, and staying active require an arsenal of skills ranging from physical, cognitive, and social. For someone with an injury, disability, or illness, performing some of these everyday tasks can be difficult. Leadington, MO occupational therapy, though, can restore the abilities that make it possible for you to return to work, perform activities of daily living, and improve your overall well-being and enjoyment of life.

Axes Physical Therapy provides compassionate and evidence-based occupational therapy to patients in Leadington, MO and across Greater St. Louis. Our services are built around a patient-centered philosophy and each patient we see receives a uniquely tailored treatment experience. Axes’ Leadington, MO occupational therapy program is headed by licensed occupational therapists who have extensive backgrounds in treating patients and are qualified to provide advanced care in specific treatment areas. When you require the best occupational therapy care available, visit the locally owned and operated Axes facility most convenient for you. Get one step closer to complete recovery and independence by contacting us online or finding the location closest to you.

What is Occupational Therapy?

According to the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, occupational therapy is “a client-centered health profession concerned with promoting health and well being through occupation.” In order to promote the patient’s health and well-being, treatment may include a focus on domains such as physical, cognitive, sensory-perceptual, and psychosocial performance and abilities and how they affect your everyday activities. The goal of successful Leadington, MO occupational therapy treatment is improved well-being and quality of life for the individual receiving care. How this is measured and what strategies are employed to accomplish this is unique to the needs and goals of the individual.

Axes Leadington, MO occupational therapists serve patients of all ages who are recovering from an injury or illness that is affecting their ability to perform their job or everyday activities. Specifically, our Leadington, MO occupational therapy team evaluates and treats loss of ability or function of the upper extremity, elbow, forearm, and hand-related to an injury or illness. Our Leadington, MO occupational therapy program also specializes in helping individuals return to work safely after and injury. To help you regain the abilities needed to perform your job, your occupational therapist will work with you on material handling, lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying, and any other job-specific functions.

As an occupational therapy patient in Leadington, MO, your licensed Occupational Therapist (also known as an OT), will apply their expertise to select the appropriate education, splinting, excercises, activity modifications, and other interventions to help you become able to perform the everyday activities, or occupations, you wish to do. As you can imagine, every Leadington, MO occupational therapy patient has a unique lifestyle with a unique set of responsibilities and interests. Your occupational therapy expeirence will be tailored to you. Leadington, MO occupational therapy is useful for anyone who has difficulty executing actions or activities that they are required to do in a typical day, known as an activity of daily living, or ADL. Our Leadington, MO occupational therapy patients range from individuals with disabilities from birth, stroke victims and surgery patietns, people of advanced age adjusting to their changing bodies, workers who have been injured — essentially, occupational therapy patients can be anyone in Leadington, MO.

Who Benefits from Leadington, MO Occupational Therapy?

Leadington, MO occupational therapy is a type of care that addresses a patient’s individual needs and goals in relation to their environments–such as school, work,or home–and through all realms of functioning, including physical, psychological, cognitive, and social. Virtually anyone can benefit from Leadington, MO occupational therapy, from school-aged children to older adults to a typically healthy individual with an injury. Leadington, MO occupational therapy can be used not only as a tool of rehabilitation for anyone with an illness, injury, impairment, or disability that affects their ability to perform daily activities but also as a way to prepare and prevent individuals from developing a future disability.

Leadington, MO occupational therapy is helpful for addressing many different disabilities, injuries, and conditions, including:

  • Hand, wrist, shoulder, and other upper extremity injuries
  • Amputations
  • Joint disorders, including arthritis
  • Burns
  • Cancer
  • Chronic pain
  • Fractures
  • Muscle weakness
  • Neurological disorders
  • Overuse injuries
  • Surgery
  • Tendon injuries
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Visual or cognitive deficits
  • Work injuries

The patient plays an integral role in shaping their Leadington, MO occupational therapy treatment. Your personal treatment plan is based on the activities you are working to resume. We have been successful in restoring a vast range of abilities and functions in our past Leadington, MO occupational therapy patients, such as:

  • Self care such as personal hygiene and eating
  • Sleep
  • Meal preparation
  • Dressing
  • Mobility, sitting, and standing
  • Joint protection
  • Sensation recovery
  • Ability to return to work, school, and other activities

Leadington, MO Occupational Therapy Steps

Your personal occupational therapy treatment is based on your specific needs, daily activities, and limitations. Your Axes Leadington, MO occupational therapist is integral in using your information to guide your treatment plan. They will shape a series of intervetions that will help you perform everyday tasks and achieve your goals, allowing you to be as independent as possible. When you seek Leadington, MO occupational therapy, your OT will do the following:

  • Evaluation

    The first step in your occupational therapy journey is for your OT to understand your situation, including your goals and limitations. To accomplish this, you will undergo an initial assessment by your OT, along with ongoing evaluations throughout your course of treatment. They will incorporate information regarding the activities you must perform on the job (if applicable) or at home.

  • Planning

    Next, your occupational therapist will create a personal treatment plan. To do that, they will draw from their extensive understanding of the most current evidence-based occupational therapy practices and apply them to your individual needs and goals. Treatment might focus on mastery of a skill, modification of an activity; maintenance of a declining skill; promotion of health, wellness, and self-care; and prevention of injury or disability.

  • Intervention

    After you and your occupational therapist create a treatment plan, the interventions will begin. Your OT will give you activities and exercises to practice that will improve your abilities and prepare you to return to work. These interventions are specific to your needs and your typical environments and can include:

    • Exercises and activities
    • Training and education
    • Development of skills
    • Modification of environments and adaptation of activities
    • Assistive devices
    • Cognitive, sensory, and manual therapies
  • Collaboration

    To truly deliver effective occupational therapy, participation of others is essential. This highly individualized care meant to promote your well-being in all your typical environments relies upon the teamwork, communication, and coordination of your OT with family members, caregivers, and other healthcare professionals who are involved in your everyday life.

Leadington, MO Occupational Therapy| Axes Physical Therapy

Axes Physical Therapy provides leading occupational therapy care for individuals in the Leadington, MO area. Whether you are having difficulty typing at work, are recovering from an injury, or are looking to return to work safely and effectively, Leadington, MO occupational therapy can help. For your occupational therapy, make sure you are treated by an OT who has an extensive history of successfully working with other patients and who has a genuine desire to help you return to the daily activities that allow you to be independent. You get that care at Axes. For more information about our services including Leadington, MO occupational therapy, reach out to us today by visiting the location nearest you or reaching out to us online here.

Services Offered

Services Offered
  • Physical Therapy
    • Pre/Post Surgical Rehabilitation
    • Acute Injury Management
    • Chronic Injury Management
  • Occupational Therapy
    • Certified Hand Therapy
  • Work Conditioning/Hardening
  • Functional Capacity Evaluations
  • Certified Hand Therapy
  • Sports Physical Therapy
  • Pediatric Orthopedic Physical Therapy
  • Geriatric Physical Therapy
  • Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization
  • Spine Specialty – Certified Manual Therapy
  • Vestibular Therapy and Post-Concussion Therapy
  • Free Injury Screenings
  • Kinesio Taping®
  • Blood Flow Restriction Therapy

Our Team

Stephen Brunjes
OTR/L, CEAS
Cassandra Wadlow
Front Office
Dena Rose
PT, CMPT, CHT
Anthony Meyer
PT, DPT, CMPT
Derrick Wolk
Partner, Clinic Director, MPT, CMPT
Kimberly Helm
Front Office Supervisor
Lisa Bell
Front Office

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