Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy & Specialists in Spartanburg, Duncan, and Greenville, SC
Occupational Therapists in South Carolina
We love helping our patients with advanced Occupational Therapy methods that help them return to work, remain active and participate in other daily living activities.
Occupational Therapy in South Carolina
At CONA, we ensure that each patient’s treatment fits their needs and helps them reach their goals as quickly as possible. Our Spartanburg, Duncan, and Greenville, South Carolina, offices are easy to get to and have the most up-to-date equipment for occupational therapy.
CONA’s occupational therapists help you create an individualized rehab program that works for you. CONA’s reliable staff and management provide unmatched care, and we continually strive to fulfill the patient’s needs. Seeing the smiles on your faces after the journey makes it all worth it!
You’ll meet with a CONA occupational therapist, who will help you find ways to change your movements so you can do your work, take care of yourself or your home, play sports, or stay active.
What is Occupational Therapy?
We help you learn how to deal with changes. It can help you with any task at school, at work, or at home, and if you need them, you’ll learn how to use tools, which you may hear called “assistive devices.”
Specifically, occupational therapy can help you with the following:
Eat without help from someone else
Take part in leisure activities
Complete office work
Bathe and dress yourself
Do your laundry or clean the house
What is an Occupational Therapist?
Occupational therapy works to improve health and well-being. Occupational therapists are health professionals who help people of all ages prevent, lessen, or adapt to disabilities by using occupations and meaningful activities with specific goals. The tasks can be as simple as taking a bath or getting dressed or as complicated as using a computer with different control switches.
What to Expect from Occupational Therapy
The goal of occupational therapy is to help patients get back to normal function and mobility as quickly, easily, and safely as possible after they get home. Successfully regaining lost skills gives patients and their loved ones more freedom and a better quality of life.
Occupational services can include many things, including but not limited to the following:
Hand Therapy
Treats hand or upper arm injuries, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, a stroke, tennis elbow, or an accident.
Lymphedema Treatment
For people whose limbs are swollen more than usual because of cancer treatment or another medical condition. Occupational therapy teaches patients the skills to care for and control their condition.
Splints
Making these can be essential to getting better after an injury or surgery. Trained therapists make special splints that keep the area from moving and correct or prevent deformity so that the area can heal and work properly.
How Does Occupational Therapy Work?
There are many places where occupational therapy can be done. For example, suppose someone is in the hospital or a therapy center recovering from an injury or illness. In that case, they may get these services before they go home, as well as after they’ve gone home, to help them achieve their goals for recovery.
Occupational Therapy may be a necessary treatment for a medical condition such as:
Amputation
Hip fracture
Multiple sclerosis
Muscular dystrophy
Parkinson's disease
Stroke
Neurological disorders
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Our occupational therapists can show patients how to get dressed and bathe. They can also suggest things like a raised toilet seat or a shower chair that can make life easier at home and keep people from falling and injuring themselves.
Would you like to gain back your independence and abilities? Have you had an injury that requires some occupational therapy before you return home? Let our occupational therapists here at CONA help you achieve your goals and kick off your recovery. Call us today at (864)582-6396 or request an appointment.