How can our occupational therapy services help you or an adult in your life?
DTC offers occupational therapy services for adults with cognitive impairments and traumatic brain injuries. Our therapists utilize a collaborative treatment process to promote and maintain the patient’s independence and participation in activities of daily living (ADLs – dressing, grooming, showering, etc.), instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs – meal preparation, laundry, money management, etc.), community engagement and mobility, and much more. The occupational therapists at Developmental Therapy Center, Inc. are able to simulate daily activities using our various treatment spaces, which include a kitchen, a full shower and bathroom, a laundry room, and a therapy gym. Our occupational therapists strive to utilize innovative treatments to help our patients complete important and necessary daily tasks to the best of their ability.
You or an adult in your life may benefit from physical therapy services if you experience one or more of the following:
- Changes in cognitive skills or memory
- Changes in visual perception (when the brain makes sense of what the eyes see, e.g. you don’t just see shapes or marks on a page, but you know they are distinct letters)
- Decreased independence in activities of daily living (ADLs – dressing, grooming, showering, toileting, feeding, etc.)
- Decreased independence in instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs – meal preparation, cleaning, laundry, money management, etc.)
- Decreased ability to plan and organize outings within the community, such as going to the grocery store or ordering from a restaurant
- Decreased endurance for tasks
- Difficulty developing and maintaining a routine
- Difficulty with sensory regulation and processing (the brain’s ability to calm down or become alert, depending on the environment or task at hand)
- Frequent falls
- Presence of acute or chronic pain
COMMON DIAGNOSES
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- ADHD/ADD
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Cerebral palsy
- Cognitive disorders
- Down syndrome
- Fine- and gross-motor impairments
- Muscular dystrophy
- Multiple sclerosis
- Sensory processing disorder (SPD)
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI)