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Occupational Therapy

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Occupational therapy is a complete whole-body approach to rehabilitation that uses bio-physical means to improve your ability to do every activity required to live an independent and hopeful life despite your diagnosis, injury, ailment, and/or illness. Fusion Occupational Therapy practitioners are equipped to help you manage your health and keep control of your life by using their knowledge of physical rehabilitation, neurological rehabilitation, and cognitive rehabilitation. 

What Can Occupational Therapy Help Treat? 

Neurological Conditions

  • Brain Injury

  • Concussions

  • Stroke

  • Parkinson's disease

  • Spinal cord injury

  • Multiple Sclerosis

  • Guillain Barre Syndrome

  • Progressive neurological disorders

  • Post-COVID and long-COVID

  • Cerebral Palsy

  • Spina Bifida

Visual

  • Oculomotor dysfunction: strengthen eye muscles, improve fixation, saccadic and pursuit eye movements, and information processing skills. 

  • Brain injury, concussion, and stroke visual changes: visual field loss or neglect, peripheral awareness, visual perception deficits.

  • Progressive Supranuclear Disorder

  • Homonymous hemianopia

Upper Extremity Impairments

  • Hemiparesis

  • Spasticity and tone management

  • Bilateral coordination

  • Range of motion and strengthening deficits

Adult Sensory Processing and Developmental Disorders

  • Anxiety and emotional regulation

  • Autism

  • Down Syndrome

Additional Specialty Services

LSVT Loud

  • A research proven treatment to improve communication in patients with Parkinson’s disease or other neurological deficits.

  • Focuses on improving the loudness of individuals who talk too softly.

  • Can improve loudness, articulation, ability to be heard and understood by others, facial expressions, intonation, rate, and prosody. 

  • Intense schedule - 4 treatment sessions / week, 60 mins each, for 4 weeks. 

Vital Stim

  • Used for patients with dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing. 

  • Specifically designed for the swallowing mechanism and musculature

  • Uses electrodes attached to the neck and a neuromuscular electrical stimulation sends a gentle current to stimulate motor nerves, causing the muscles to contract

  • Electrode placement is unique to the patient depending on deficits and muscle groups needing rehab

The Fusion Difference

  • Additional services with specialized certifications in PT, OT, and Speech

  • Focus on activities of daily living and functions needed to carry-out daily roles at home, school, or work

  • Hands-on family training 

  • Assistance with ordering orthotics or individualized equipment

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