Occupational Therapy

Phone: 419-526-8685

Occupational therapy is a skilled treatment that helps people achieve independence in all areas of their lives. No matter their age or physical or psychosocial deficit, we offer services that can help. Patients, as well as their loved ones, are central to their own care as we provide individualized services and help them reach their goals. We develop or restore function for daily living, leisure and work while promoting wellness by focusing on prevention.

Treatment is available at Mansfield and Shelby hospitals, the MedCentral Wellness Complex, in patients' home through MedCentral HomeCare and for children through Pediatric Therapy services.

Specialized programs include:

• Adaptive driver's education
• Arthritis treatment
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Cognitive retraining
• Hand and upper limb rehabilitation
• Inpatient rehabilitation
• Lymphedema management
• Pain and stress management
• Pulmonary rehabilitation
• Transitional care

Therapeutic recreation

Therapeutic recreation is an important part of our effort to restore patients' function and improve their quality of life. We take special consideration of patients' need to cope with their hospitalization and adjust to new life situations caused by their illness or disability. Recreational activities promote recovery by addressing patients' physical, cognitive, social, emotional and leisure needs.

For more information, or to schedule an appointment, call 419-526-8685; or send e-mail to tcounts@medcentral.org.

Resources

American Occupational Therapy Association
Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists
American Therapeutic Recreation Association

Last updated January 26, 2009