Occupational Therapy

Northwest Texas Healthcare System's Department of Occupational Therapy promotes maximal function and independence and facilitates reintegration into the community.

The occupational therapy staff interacts with all disciplines, including neurosciences, orthopedics and general medicine. Occupational therapy services are provided to outpatients and hospitalized patients.

The staff's clinical expertise and core values of compassion and respect demonstrate their firm commitment to providing patients with high quality care.

Patients Served
Services are provided to adolescents and adults recovering from:

Stroke
Spinal cord injury
Brain tumor
Neuromuscular disease
Total joint replacement and orthopedic surgery
Arthritis and rheumatic disease
Burns
Upper extremity and/or hand injury
Amputation
Premature birth
Pediatric injuries

Services
Occupational therapists use therapeutic approaches to restore and enhance each patient's living skills. Patients are trained to resume daily routines, including toileting, grooming, bathing, dressing, cooking and working.

Specific services include:

Evaluation and treatment of cognitive function
Evaluation and treatment of visual perception
Evaluation and treatment of ocular motor function
Community reintegration skills, including money management, shopping and the use of public transportation
Training for activities of daily living: self-care and homemaking
Assessing safety for independent living
Hand therapy: splinting, controlled range of motion exercises and edema control for hand and upper extremity injuries, reconstructive surgery and burns
Work conditioning to prepare for returning to a daily work regimen
Prevocational evaluation focusing on hand function, work skills and simple work tasks Staff
The licensed professional staff includes a clinical supervisor, occupational therapists and certified occupational therapy assistants. Specialists in the evaluation and treatment of patients in the areas of neurological impairment, hand injuries and pediatrics are available.

Location/Hours
The Department of Occupational Therapy is located at Northwest Texas Healthcare System. Appointments are scheduled Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

For more information, please call 806-354-1774.

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