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Occupational Therapy

A full range of occupational therapy is available at Genesis Rehabilitation Services.

You’ll find we have some of the most experienced occupational therapists in the area who are specialty-trained to help you live as independently as possible.

Our occupational therapy is designed to help you live life independently after an illness, injury, developmental delay or behavioral health challenge, surgery or chronic disease. Our therapists will provide treatment that can help you perform daily activities following an injury or surgery, including dressing, feeding and bathing.

Conditions we treat

Our occupational therapies are tailored to help you do daily tasks such caring for yourself, housekeeping, gardening, cooking, keeping a schedule or driving a car. Occupational therapy primarily focuses on the upper body (shoulders, elbows, wrists and hands) as well as the trunk (abdomen and core). Our therapists work with all ages to help improve fine motor, sensory, visual and swallowing skills and treat a variety of conditions:

  • Alzheimer’s
  • Arthritis
  • Amputation
  • Brain injury
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Developmental disabilities
  • Eating disorders
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Heart attack
  • Learning disabilities
  • Physical impairment
  • Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Stroke
  • Substance use disorder
  • Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Treatments and procedures

We work with you to set goals so you can gain confidence and be comfortable doing daily activities. We offer a variety of therapy treatments specifically designed for your needs, including:

  • Assessments and evaluations
  • Assistive devices
  • Education (joint protection)
  • Fluidotherapy (dry heated air)
  • Parraffin custom braces and splints
  • Strength and flexibility exercises
  • Ultrasound

Your treatment could include exercises to increase strength and flexibility. An evaluation of your daily environment to assess changes in those environments that may help you continue your activities. Education is available for joint protection and compensatory techniques to perform daily living skills safely and efficiently, simulating daily tasks and job duties, education and using assistive devices and equipment such as computer-aided adaptive equipment, reachers, long-handled shoe horn, long-handled sponge, sock aide and other recommendations as needed.

Fabricating custom splints and fitting braces is also available. Additional treatments use ultrasound or paraffin. Dry heated air (fluidotherapy) might also be used to for desensitization and hypersensitivity of your hand, wrist, elbow, foot or ankle.

Genesis Rehabilitation Services provides an experienced and compassionate team to give you one-on-one attention. You and your immediate caregiver are included in every step of the treatment and will receive education on your occupational therapy.

Convenient locations for occupational therapy

Genesis Rehabilitation Services offers occupational therapy at several convenient locations throughout our region so you don’t have to travel far from home for care. Occupational therapy is available at Genesis Outpatient Rehabilitation, Genesis Pediatric Rehab, Genesis HealthCenter New Concord, Genesis Orthopedic Center and the Genesis Perry County Medical Center in Somerset. If you’d like more information about our occupational therapies, call Genesis Rehabilitation Services at 740-455-5151. You’ll need a physician referral in order to schedule your first occupational therapy session.

Occupational therapy services are also available for inpatients at Genesis Hospital. If you are hospitalized as an inpatient at Genesis, you may have an occupational therapy consult placed by provider to check your strength and ability to complete daily activities such as bathing, dressing and grooming tasks. After the evaluation is completed, you may be added to the Occupational Therapy caseload to receive ongoing interventions to assist with improving your strength and independence. The Inpatient Occupational Therapy team members collaborate with you, your provider, nursing and case management to assist with safe discharge recommendations for each patient once medical status is stable. 

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