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Occupational
Therapy
Continuum of Care
The
Occupational Therapy Department provides a comprehensive
spectrum of services for the restoration of optimum
functional outcomes for patients of all ages. Diagnoses
include illness, disease processes, congenital anomalies,
developmental delays and traumatic injuries.
Services
Include:
- Specialized
upper and lower extremity orthotic fabrication
- Positioning
- Sensory
stimulation
- Sensory-motor
retraining
- Neuromuscular
re-education
- Coordination
training
- Strengthening
- Energy
conservation
- Stress
management
- Training
in functional body mechanics
- Cognitive
retraining
- Perceptual
impairment retraining
- Activities
of daily living retraining
- Equipment
adaptation and training
- Scar
management
- Safety
training
- Patient
and family education
- Psychosocial
support
Special
to Pediatrics Patients:
- Facilitation
of normal adaptive/cognitive, fine motor, personal
social and self-help skills
- Fabrication
of static and dynamic orthoses (splints)
- Scar
management
- Improving
emotional maturation, attention skills and self concept
- Measuring
and fitting of upper body compression garments
- Sensory
processing evaluation and treatment
- Equipment
adaptions
Service
Areas:
- Acute
Care: Adults and Pediatrics
- Outpatient:
Adults (Neurological Disorders only) and Pediatrics
Mental
Health Services Include:
- Assertiveness
training
- Leisure
skills development
- Stress
management
- Cognitive
integration
- Activities
of daily living
- Sensory
integration
- Social
skills training
- Task
skills
- Adult
life skills
- Home
management
- Cooking
program
- Prevocational
assessments
- Vocational
planning
Service
Areas:
- Acute
Care: Adults
- Outpatient
Day Treatment Program (Fahey Building): Adults
Locations
and Contacts
A full spectrum of occupational therapy services
is available in Maywood at:
Fahey
Building
Loyola
University Hospital
Loyola
Outpatient Center
To
speak with a coordinator who can help assess your medical
needs and find an appropriate physician, call the Loyola
Physician Referral staff at (708) 327-1000.
Manager
Cheryl O'Riordan, MPH, OTR/L
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