Occupational Therapy : Every patient in PMR receives occupational therapy services on a daily basis.  The role of the occupational therapist is to thoroughly assess how your illness or injury has affected your ability to perform all the activities you need to accomplish every day, and then design a treatment program that will enable you to regain your independence.
He/she will assess your physical abilities such as your balance, endurance, strength and flexibility as well as other important skills that can affect your ability to function safely and independently such as vision, perception, attention and memory.  Your occupational therapist will also evaluate how you perform a wide variety of activities of daily living such as walking and sitting down on a chair, sofa, or toilet, getting into and out of a tub, shower or car, as well as dressing, grooming and feeding yourself.  In our fully equipped therapy kitchen you will have an opportunity to relearn any meal preparation and household management tasks that will be required of you when you return home.  With both independence and safety our primary concerns, your occupational therapist will work closely with you and your family to help ensure that your home environment is safe and that you have any special equipment or devices that you may require to function safely and independently in your home and community.