OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Pulmonary Rehabilitation | Physical Therapy | Occupational Therapy
"A Physical Therapist will teach you how to walk. An Occupational Therapist will help you get a date and enjoy the dance."
P. Wilson
2001 Graduate from UNM
Occupational Therapists help people improve their ability to perform tasks in their daily living and working environment to improve their quality of life. They work with individuals who have short-term or long-term disabilities from mental, physical, developmental or emotional disabilities. They help clients develop or regain skills to function in their daily lives and work environment. Some ways that an occupational therapist may help you are:
"A Physical Therapist will teach you how to walk. An Occupational Therapist will help you get a date and enjoy the dance."
P. Wilson
2001 Graduate from UNM
Occupational Therapists help people improve their ability to perform tasks in their daily living and working environment to improve their quality of life. They work with individuals who have short-term or long-term disabilities from mental, physical, developmental or emotional disabilities. They help clients develop or regain skills to function in their daily lives and work environment. Some ways that an occupational therapist may help you are:
- Increase strength and dexterity
- Activities to improve visual acuity
- Exercises to improve hand-eye coordination
- Use computer programs to improve decision-making, abstract-reasoning, problem solving and perceptual skills