Occupational Therapy - Red Wing, Minnesota

If an injury, disability or illness is affecting your ability to perform everyday tasks, Occupational Therapy can help. Mayo Clinic Health System's occupational therapists are experts at helping people of all ages regain their quality of life. The goal is to maximize your independence and participation in activities of daily living, essential job functions, leisure, school and social pursuits. Availability of specific care and treatment may vary by location.

Recovery is improved when you take an active role completing home exercises and functional activities, learning how to manage your symptoms and pain, and preventing reinjury.

Occupational Therapy care

Occupational therapists provide expert care for:

Alzheimer's disease
Arthritis
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Cerebral palsy
Cognitive impairment (mild cognitive impairment)
Cubital tunnel syndrome
Dementia
Disabilities and physical challenges
Forearm and wrist strain or sprain
Fractures of the forearm, wrist and fingers
Low vision
Lymphedema
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple traumas
Muscular dystrophy
Nerve injuries
Neurological dysfunction
Parkinson's disease
Spinal cord injury
Stroke
Tendinitis and epicondylitis
Traumatic brain injury and head injury
Visual and perceptual deficit management

Occupational Therapy services

Occupational therapist services include:

Activities of daily living performance
Acute care inpatient therapy
Adaptive equipment
Child development/pediatric therapy
Cognitive evaluation
Hand therapy
Home safety assessment
Individualized evaluation and goal-setting
Neurological rehabilitation
Orthopedic rehabilitation
Pre-driving assessment
Splint fabrication and training
Upper extremity splinting

How it works

Occupational therapists work closely with other health care professionals following surgery, wrist or hand injuries, immobilization by splints or casts, or a change in ability to perform everyday activities.

After a thorough evaluation, the occupational therapist and patient create an individualized treatment plan to improve, sustain or restore daily functional activities.

A treatment plan may include: