Inspira’s Approach to Occupational Therapy

Inspira Occupational and Certified Hand Therapists use therapeutic techniques and functional tasks to help patients achieve their maximum functional potential following injury or surgery.

Some of Inspira’s personalized occupational therapy rehabilitation programs include:

• Hand and wrist injuries and fractures
• Finger fractures
• Joint injuries
• Sports injuries
• Tendonitis and arthritis of the hand, wrist and elbow
• Nerve injuries and surgeries, hand re-plantations
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Trigger finger
• Work-related injuries
• Stroke
• Activities of daily living (ADLs)

From the first visit, our therapists determine the best plan of care based on the physician's orders and your physical and functional needs. Then, your occupational therapist will use these techniques to help you regain function:

• Range of motion exercises
• Manual therapy techniques
• Strengthening exercises
• Custom splint fabrication
• Fracture bracing
• Function-based activities (patient-specific)
• Physical agent modalities (heat, cold, etc.)
• Job or sport simulation
• Scar management
• Home program
• Any modifications necessary for activities of daily living