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Lorian Occupational Therapists help patients improve their ability to perform tasks in living and working environments. They work with individuals who suffer from a mentally, physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabling condition.

Lorian Occupational Therapists use treatments to develop, recover, or maintain the daily living and work skills of their patients. The therapist helps clients not only to improve their basic motor functions and reasoning abilities, but also to compensate for permanent loss of function. The goal is to help the patient have independent, productive and satisfying lives.

Lorian Occupational Therapists help clients to perform all types of activities, from using a computer to caring for daily needs such as dressing, cooking, and eating. Physical exercises may be used to increase strength and dexterity, while other activities may be chosen to improve visual acuity or the ability to discern patterns. For example, a client with short-term memory loss might be encouraged to make lists to aid recall and a person with coordination problems might be assigned exercises to improve hand-eye coordination.

Patients with permanent disabilities, such as spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, or muscular dystrophy, often need special instruction to master certain daily tasks. For these individuals, Therapists demonstrate the use of adaptive equipment, including wheelchairs, orthoses, eating aids and dressing aids. They teach clients how to use the equipment to improve communication and control various situations in their environment. Assessing and recording a client’s activities and progress is an important part of an occupational therapists job. Accurate records are essential for evaluating clients, for billing, and for reporting to physicians and other health care providers.

Lorian Occupational Therapists help the elderly lead more productive, active, and independent lives through a variety of methods such as working with clients to assess their homes for hazards and to identify environmental factors that contribute to falls.

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THERAPY SERVICES
Physical Therapists	Occupational Therapists	Speech Pathologists

Occupational Therapists
Lorian Occupational Therapists help patients improve their ability to perform tasks in living and working environments. They work with individuals who suffer from a mentally, physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabling condition. Lorian Occupational Therapists use treatments to develop, recover, or maintain the daily living and work skills of their patients. The therapist helps clients not only to improve their basic motor functions and reasoning abilities, but also to compensate for permanent loss of function. The goal is to help the patient have independent, productive and satisfying lives. Lorian Occupational Therapists help clients to perform all types of activities, from using a computer to caring for daily needs such as dressing, cooking, and eating. Physical exercises may be used to increase strength and dexterity, while other activities may be chosen to improve visual acuity or the ability to discern patterns. For example, a client with short-term memory loss might be encouraged to make lists to aid recall and a person with coordination problems might be assigned exercises to improve hand-eye coordination. Patients with permanent disabilities, such as spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, or muscular dystrophy, often need special instruction to master certain daily tasks. For these individuals, Therapists demonstrate the use of adaptive equipment, including wheelchairs, orthoses, eating aids and dressing aids. They teach clients how to use the equipment to improve communication and control various situations in their environment. Assessing and recording a client’s activities and progress is an important part of an occupational therapists job. Accurate records are essential for evaluating clients, for billing, and for reporting to physicians and other health care providers. Lorian Occupational Therapists help the elderly lead more productive, active, and independent lives through a variety of methods such as working with clients to assess their homes for hazards and to identify environmental factors that contribute to falls.