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How Occupational Therapy Supports Recovery
Occupational therapy plays a crucial role in helping individuals recover from pain, injury, or disabling conditions. By focusing on regaining essential life skills, it offers long-term solutions that extend beyond physical healing.
Treating Common Conditions Effectively:
Occupational therapy addresses a wide spectrum of conditions. Among the most common treated at our clinic are:
- Arthritis
- Neurological disorders (e.g., stroke, Parkinson’s disease)
- Orthopedic injuries
- Chronic pain
- Spinal cord injury
- Traumatic brain injury
These conditions affect daily tasks like dressing, eating, and grooming.Therapists provide pain management techniques and adaptive device training.They make everyday activities easier and less painful.
Our occupational therapists in Chicago, Orland Park, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Lombard, and Tinley Park, IL are here to help patients regain skills and adopt strategies for daily tasks. This improves independence and enhances quality of life. We provide ergonomic assessments, body mechanics education, and adaptive equipment recommendations. At RealityCare Nursing and Therapy, we are dedicated to empowering you to overcome physical limitations and live life to the fullest. Reach out today to learn how our occupational therapy services can help you reclaim your independence.
How Both Therapies Work Together
Physical and Occupational Therapy
Understanding Physical Therapy
Physical therapy helps people improve physical abilities, especially after injury, illness, or age-related changes.
Therapists create personalized programs to reduce pain, improve movement, and restore function, such as regaining strength after surgery or managing arthritis.
It covers a wide range of needs.
Understanding Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy helps people regain the ability to perform daily tasks through therapeutic activities. It focuses on physical recovery and enabling a fulfilling life.
For example, after a stroke, an occupational therapist helps relearn tasks like dressing, cooking, or driving. Both physical and occupational therapy work together to improve mobility and daily function.
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Benefits of Occupational Therapy Explained
At RealityCare Nursing and Therapy, we recognize the transformative impact that effective, personalized occupational therapy can have. Our skilled therapists are committed to restoring, improving, and maintaining your daily life activities through customized, patient-centered care. The process starts with a detailed evaluation. Our experienced occupational therapists review your medical history and conduct specialized tests to assess functional abilities. This helps us identify the root causes of difficulties, whether physical, cognitive, psychosocial, or sensory.
The interventions at RealityCare Nursing and Therapy can address a range of conditions, including stroke, arthritis, developmental disorders, physical injuries, and neurological issues. By applying these treatments, we help clients enhance their overall function, leading to a better quality of life.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
To meet Medicare requirements, the following criteria must be satisfied:
- The patient must be a Medicare beneficiary.
- The patient must be homebound, meaning leaving the home requires considerable and taxing effort.
- The skilled care must be medically necessary, as determined by the patient’s physician.
Many medical conditions that once required hospitalization can now be safely treated at home. Home care services offered may include but are not limited to:
Skilled Nursing:
- Observation and assessment of conditions
- Education for patients and families on disease processes
- Management and evaluation of care plans
- Medication education and management
- Dressing changes and wound care
- Catheter care and injections
- IV therapy and ostomy care
- Pain and diabetic management
- Nutritional support and home safety education
Assistance with Daily Living:
- Bathing, dressing, and transfers
- Light meal preparation and housekeeping
- Grocery shopping and medication reminders
- Laundry and companionship
- Escort to appointments, pet sitting/walking
- Live-in care and respite services
- Exercise therapy assistance