Occupational therapy

What’s an occupational therapist?

Occupational therapists (OTs) help people of all ages do the things they want and need to do to enjoy a productive and satisfying life. This includes participating in school, work and hobbies, as well as bathing, dressing and eating.

OT for kids

Learn about pediatric rehabilitation services for babies, toddlers and school-age children.

Conditions we treat

Ask your doctor for a referral to an OT at ProHealth when you’re having trouble performing daily tasks due to:

• Aging
• Arthritis
• Brain injury
• Cancer
• Hand, arm or shoulder injury or weakness
• Neurological conditions, including stroke
• Lymphedema
• Pelvic floor disorders
• Vision deficits

Occupational therapy treatments

Partner with your occupational therapist to create a customized treatment plan. Depending on your condition, needs, goals and preferences, your plan may include:

• Biofeedback therapy
• Exercises to build strength, flexibility or range of motion
• Heat therapy to ease pain and relax muscles
• New ways to complete an activity
• Manual therapy
• Modifications to your home, work or school environment
• Practice of your activity in small, manageable steps
• Splints to protecting your joints
• Special devices or equipment to make activities easier

Driver safety evaluations

Find out whether it’s safe for you or a loved one to continue to drive. Take part in an Occupational Therapy-Driver off road assessment battery of tests. The OT–DORA Battery is a unique, user-friendly, and convenient collection of assessments that allows efficient evaluation of skills and abilities that are related to driving, prior to an on-road assessment.

The test evaluates an individual’s cognitive, perceptual, behavioral, physical, and sensory skills and abilities that are related to driving, prior to an on-road assessment, as needed. Using the test results, our occupational therapists are able to find patients’ strengths and weaknesses and pinpoint areas on which to focus during rehabilitation. The OT–DORA also offers the ability to screen patients who are unsafe to take an on-road assessment.

The completion of the OT-DORA is required before driver rehabilitation service companies can provide over-the-road assessments.

Schedule a test

To schedule a driver safety evaluation at ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital, call 262-928-8830.