Occupational Therapy


Occupational Therapists, Registered (OTRs) are professionals who study human growth and development with a special emphasis on the social, emotional, and physiological effects of illness and injury. OTRs are health care professionals who evaluate and treat people with health problems resulting from injury, disease, developmental disorders or illness. OTRs assess joint mobility, strength and coordination as it relates to an individuals as related to their upper body funtion. OTRs give people the "skills for the job of living" by customizing treatments aimed at improving activities of daily living. OTRs also provide creative solutions and resources for carrying out daily activities, including recommendations and training in the use of adaptive equipment.