Outpatient Occupational Therapy at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
If you are a person having trouble moving or using your arms or hands for self-care, eating, writing, cooking, cleaning, laundry ot work-related tasks, you may benefit from Occupational Therapy here at Silver Cross Hospital. Our highly skilled therapists perform assessments, education, and treatment throughout the continuum of care. We work with you and your family or caregivers to educate and improve your overall abilities through the use of exercise, activities and/or use of strategies or equipment during one-on-one individualized 45-minute sessions.
What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational Therapy (OT) provides evaluation, treatment, education, and training for individuals experiencing difficulties with strength, movements, sensation, coordination, and/or function in the arms and hands. OT is a form of therapy for those looking to increase their independence and function after an illness, injury or disability by encouraging rehabilitation through the participation in exercises and meaningful activities that are important to you.
Are you or someone you know experiencing difficulty with:
Use of arms or hands
Difficulty performing self-cares such as dressing, bathing, hygiene, grooming and self-feeding.
Difficulty using arms and hands for medication management, cooking, cleaning, laundry, writing, or work-related tasks.
Proper posture, body mechanics, or ergonomics for safety and independence in every day or work life.
One-on-one Individual Services We Provide:
Self-care retraining (i.e. dressing, bathing, hygiene, grooming and self-feeding and more)
Range of motion, strengthening, stretching, endurance, and coordination exercise programs
Recommendations and education on use of adaptive equipment and compensatory strategies
Pre-driving Screens
Ergonomic assessments
Scar and edema management
Kinesiology taping and instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization
Use of heat, cold therapy, ultrasound, light therapy, and electrical stimulation
Custom Splinting
Areas of Specialty Common diagnoses of individuals who receive Occupational Therapy services include, but are not limited to:
Deconditioning from surgery, hospitalization, or injury
Neurological disorders (i.e. Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Scerosis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, brain tumors, and more)
Orthopedic and musculoskeletal hand and arm conditions, injuries, and surgeries
Sensory changes and peripheral neuropathy
Stroke
Work-related injuries
How to Get Treatment
For more information or to schedule an appointment with a physician's order, contact us at 815-300-7110.
Location
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab at Silver Cross Hospital
