Wilbur Park, MO

Wilbur Park, MO

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Wilbur Park, MO Occupational Therapy

Wilbur Park, MO Occupational Therapy. Living life, working, and staying active require 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 enhance 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 compassionate and evidence-based occupational therapy to individuals in Wilbur Park, 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’ Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy program is headed by highly skilled and compassionate 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 goal of successful Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy treatment is improved well-being and quality of life for the individual receiving care. Exactly what this looks like is unique to the individual, their needs, and their level of recovery.

Axes Wilbur Park, 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 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 and effectively. In these situations, 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 use 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 Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy journey will be unique to you as well. Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy is used to help 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 disabilities from birth, stroke victims and surgery patietns, older adults experiencing new physical and cognitive difficulties, 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). Patients who can use Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy to improve their well-being include essentially anyone. At Axes, we see Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy patients including young children to eldery adults to a typically healthy adult with an injury. Wilbur Park, 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 Wilbur Park, 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 Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy treatment. Your personal treatment plan is based on the activities you are working to return to. We have been successful in restoring a vast range of abilities and functions in our past Wilbur Park, 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 Wilbur Park, MO Occupational Therapy

Your personal occupational therapy treatment is based on your specific needs, daily activities, and limitations. Your Axes Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapist is integral in using your information to guide your treatment plan. They will shape a treatment program that will address your concerns and give you the skills you need to go about your everyday life as safely and independently as possible. If you are planning to receive Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy, it can help to know what to expect from this form of care., 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. 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 development 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. 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

Receive evidence-based, patient-centered care through the Axes Occupational Therapy services near Wilbur Park, MO. Whether you are having difficulty typing at work, are recovering from an injury, or are looking to return to work safely and effectively, Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy can help. Our occupational therapists are highly skilled and truly passionate about helping you enjoy life and perform the everyday activities that are important to you. For more information about our services including Wilbur Park, MO occupational therapy, reach out to us today by choosing our facility located closest to 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
  • Vestibular Therapy and Post-Concussion Rehabilitation
  • Sports Physical Therapy
  • Trigger Point Dry Needling
  • Pediatric Orthopedic Physical Therapy
  • Geriatric Orthopedic Physical Therapy
  • Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTYM)
  • Spine Specialty – Manual Therapy Certified
  • Free Injury Screenings
  • Kinesio Taping®
  • Blood Flow Restriction Therapy

Our Team

Stephen Brunjes
OTR/L, CEAS
Brian Wahlig
Front Office Supervisor
Sarah Schroeder
MOTR/L, CHT, Astym Cert
Mandy Carter
MSPT, CMPT, ATC, CWC
Ray Bauer
Clinic Director, MSPT, CMPT

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