Wilbur Park, MO Occupational Therapy

Wilbur Park, 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 Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy intervention can restore the abilities that make it possible for you to execute your job, perform activities of daily living, and your ability to function independently.

Axes Physical Therapy provides occupational therapy care that is informed by scientific evidence and led by our desire to help patients like you patients in Wilbur Park, MO and across Greater St. Louis. We are guided in our practice by our regard for every patient who passes through our doors and we personalize the care of every patient to their personal needs and goals. Axes’ Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy services are provided by qualified occupational therapists who have years of experience 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?

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 treatment strategies that address physical, cognitive, sensory-perceptual, and psychosocial performance and abilities as they relate to your everyday activities. The result of successful Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy treatment is to restore an enhanced level of well-being for the individual receiving care. How this is measured and what strategies are employed to accomplish this is unique to the individual, their needs, and their level of recovery.

Axes Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapists serve anyone whose ability to perform on the job or complete everyday activities has been impacted by an injury or illness. Specifically, our Wilbur Park, 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. Additionally, our Wilbur Park, 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 focus on developing skills such as material handling, lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying, and any other job-specific functions.

In occupational therapy in Wilbur Park, 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. Because you have a unique set of everyday activities that are important to you, the goals, methods, and outcomes of your Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy journey will be unique to you as well. Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy is useful for anyone who has difficulty performing activities that they are required to do in a typical day, known as an activity of daily living, or ADL. Our Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy patients range from individuals with significant developmental disabilities, stroke victims and surgery patietns, people of advanced age adjusting to their changing bodies, people who are hurt on the job — essentially, occupational therapy patients can be anyone in Wilbur Park, MO.

Who Benefits from Wilbur Park, MO Occupational Therapy?

Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy is a highly specialized, versatile, and patient-centered form of care that addresses patients’ goals and abilities in all environments (work, school, home, community) and through all factors (physical, psychological, cognitive, and social). Virtually anyone can benefit from Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy. At Axes, we see Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy patients including school-aged children to older adults to a typically healthy individual who has suffered an injury. Wilbur Park, 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.

We use Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy to help individuals with a variety of 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

Every Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy patient has different goals, challenges, and expectations. The treatment strategy depends on your needs and what activities you wish to resume. Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy can be successful in addressing a wide range of tasks and goals depending on your individual needs, 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

Wilbur Park, MO Occupational Therapy Steps

Your personal occupational therapy treatment is based on your specific needs, daily activities, and limitations. Your Axes Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapist plays a critical role in your treatment. It is their responsibility to 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 Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy, you can expect 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 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 apply their knowledge of evidence-based occupational therapy practices and their understanding of your needs, environments, and goals to form an individualized treatment plan. Treatment will be a series of interventions aimed at the development 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

  With a plan in place, your occupational therapist will introduce a program that will enhance your ability to perform daily activities or work safely. 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, we rely on the involvement and input of the people in your life. 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.

Wilbur Park, MO Occupational Therapy| Axes Physical Therapy

Axes Physical Therapy provides leading occupational therapy care for individuals in the Wilbur Park, MO area. Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy is a transformative solution for anyone from individuals struggling with self-care, workers looking to return to the job after an injury, and patients recovering from a stroke or surgery. Our occupational therapists are highly skilled and truly passionate about helping you enjoy life and perform the everyday activities that are important to you. Learn more about our Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy or other programs or become a patient of Axes today by choosing our facility located closest to you or reaching out to us online here.