Ochsner Rush's Rehabilitation's Occupational Therapy department is focused on providing functionally oriented treatment that helps individuals of all ages who, because of physical, developmental, social or emotional problems, need specialized assistance to gain or regain functional independence, promote developmental skills and/or prevent disability.
Ochsner Rush Occupational Therapy specializes in:
- Orthopaedic injuries
- Deficits in self-care functions
- Visual/perceptual deficits
- Splint fabrication
- Job site analysis
- Assistive technology/adaptive equipment
- Work/sports-related injuries
- Neurological disorders
- Cognitive deficits
- Functional capacity
- Evaluations
- Work hardening
Pediatrics under Ochsner Rush Occupational Therapy specializes in:
- Upper extremity fractures
- Spinal cord injury
- Developmental delays
- Arthritis
- Stroke/heart attack
- Traumatic brain injury
- Peripheral nerve injuries
- High-risk infants
- Acute/chronic arm pain
- Burns
- Parkinson's disease
- Mental illness/substance abuse
- Cerebral palsy
- Congenital anomalies
