Old Jamestown, MO Occupational Therapy

Old Jamestown, MO Occupational Therapy. Our everyday lives require the use of physical ability as well as cognitive, psychological, and social skills. For someone with an injury, disability, or illness, performing some of these everyday tasks can be difficult. However, the right Old Jamestown, MO occupational therapy intervention can restore the abilities that allow you to execute your job, perform activities of daily living, and your ability to function independently.

Axes Physical Therapy provides compassionate and evidence-based occupational therapy to individuals in Old Jamestown, MO and across Greater St. Louis. Our services are built around a patient-centered philosophy and the care we provide is tailored to each individual’s unique needs and goals. Axes’ Old Jamestown, MO occupational therapy services are provided by qualified occupational therapists who have years of experience treating patients and hold advanced certifications and training in specific treatment areas. Receive world-class occupational therapy at one of our St. Louis area locations that are owned and operated by the skilled local physical and occupational therapists. Get one step closer to complete recovery and independence by contacting us online or finding the location closest to you.

What is Occupational Therapy?

Occupational therapy is defined by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists as “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 Old Jamestown, 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 Old Jamestown, MO occupational therapists work with anyone whose ability to perform on the job or complete everyday activities has been impacted by an injury or illness. The Axes Old Jamestown, MO occupational therapy team specializes in treating and evaluating acute or chronic upper extremity, elbow, forearm, and hand injuries or loss of functional ability due to injury or illness. Additionally, our Old Jamestown, MO occupational therapy team is here to assist those that are looking to 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 Old Jamestown, MO, you will work with a licensed Occupational Therapist, or OT, who will apply interventions such as activity modification, education, splinting, and exercise to help you become able to perform the everyday activities, or occupations, you wish to do. Because you have a unique set of everyday activities that are important to you, the goals, methods, and outcomes of your Old Jamestown, MO occupational therapy journey will be unique to you as well. Old Jamestown, MO occupational therapy is used to help anyone who has difficulty performing activities that that are a part of their daily life, known as an activity of daily living, or ADL. Our Old Jamestown, 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, people who are hurt on the job — virtually anyone could be an occupational therapy patient in Old Jamestown, MO.

Who Benefits from Old Jamestown, MO Occupational Therapy?

Old Jamestown, 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 Old Jamestown, MO occupational therapy, from school-aged children to older adults to a typically healthy individual who has suffered an injury. Old Jamestown, MO occupational therapy is integral not only for restoring the abilities of someone suffering from the effects of an illness, injury, or other impairment but also as a way to prepare and prevent individuals from developing a future disability.

We use Old Jamestown, MO occupational therapy to help individuals with many different disabilities, injuries, and conditions, such as:

Hand, wrist, shoulder, and other upper extremity injuries
Amputations
Arthritis and other joint disorders
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 Old Jamestown, MO occupational therapy treatment. The treatment strategy depends on your needs and what activities you are working to return to. We have been successful in restoring a vast range of abilities and functions in our past Old Jamestown, 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

What to Expect in Old Jamestown, MO Occupational Therapy

Each patient’s occupational therapy treatment is specific to their unique needs, daily activities, and limitations. Your Axes Old Jamestown, MO occupational therapist is integral in using your information to guide your treatment plan. It is their responsibility to design a treatment program that will help you perform everyday tasks and achieve your goals, allowing you to be as independent as possible. When you seek Old Jamestown, MO occupational therapy, you can expect the following:

Evaluation
In order to understand your limitations and goals, you will undergo an initial assessment by your OT, along with ongoing evaluations as you progress in your treatment. If your ability to perform your work is affected, there will be an emphasis on the activities you are expected to perform.
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; retention 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. Depending on your exact needs and your usual environments, you might see any of the following interventions:
- Exercises and activities
- Training and education
- Development of skills
- Environment modification and activity adaptation
- Assistive devices
- Cognitive, sensory, and manual therapies
Collaboration
In order to provide the level of care occupational therapy aims to achieve, we rely on the involvement and input of the people in your life. Care that is so personalized requires conhesion in terms of communication between you, your OT, family members, and other providers who are involved in your everyday life.