Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy can help people develop, recover, improve, and maintain skills for independence in all areas of their lives.
About Us
Occupational therapy can help people develop, recover, improve, and maintain skills for independence in all areas of their lives. Occupational therapists promote health and wellbeing by enabling people to participate in the everyday activities, such as:
- Self-care, including showering, dressing, and preparing food
- Education, work, volunteering, and caring for others
- Leisure and social activities
Locations
7650 Zane Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
715 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55404
2810 Nicollet Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Services
We provide excellent occupational therapy care for patients of all ages, both in the hospital and clinic. We partner with you and other medical professionals to create a treatment plan to meet your goals.
All occupational therapists at Hennepin Healthcare hold a bachelors (BA, BS) or masters (MS, MOT), or doctorate (DOT) level of education, in addition to meeting all state and national licensure and certification requirements. Many therapists have specialty certifications or training in:
- Burn therapy
- Hand therapy
- Pediatrics
- Neuro-rehabilitation
- Neuro-vision rehabilitation
- Splint fabrication
- And many more!
Treating multiple conditions
Burns
- Edema
- Pain management
- Scars management
- Splinting/orthotics
- Wound care assessment/management
Hand therapy
- Elbow injury
- Finger injury
- Hand injury or trauma
- Orthopedic upper extremity trauma
- Post-surgery recovery for upper extremity
- Wrist injury
Neurologic conditions
- Amputation
- Brain injury
- Hemiparesis
- Neurological conditions such as MS (multiple sclerosis,) Parkinson’s, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) or Huntington’s disease
- Spinal cord injury
- Stroke
Pediatric conditions
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Breastfeeding issues in newborns
- Developmental delay
- Neurolocid dsorders
- Plagiocephaly
- Sensory processing issues
- Torticollis
- Visual perceptual/processing issues
Safety concern/health & wellness conditions
- Cognitive impairment
- Coordination issues
- Developmental issues or delays
- Falls/balance issues
- Need for energy conservation or activity adaption/equipment
Occupational therapists provide education intervention to improve or develop skills in the following areas:
- Application and fabrication of splints for various injuries and diagnoses
- Assessment and modification of an environment to improve safety, efficiency, and independence
- Cognitive skills including memory, problem-solving, safety, and judgmentDaily living skills such as eating, preparing meals, driving, dressing, cleaning, and personal hygiene
- Energy conservation strategies and techniques for chronic conditions
- Motor skills such as strength, movement, and coordination
- Neuro-vision therapy
- Play and motor development
- Use of adaptive equipment i.e. equipment to assist with using the bathroom or getting dressed
Interpreter services are available.
For an appointment or more information call 612-873-6963.
Brain Injury Occupational Therapy
This therapy addresses vision, cognition (understanding) and function for brain injuries.
Burn Therapy
Occupational therapists who specialize in all phases of burn recovery work with all ages of patients after discharge.
Driving Assessments
A driving assessment can be done to monitor and improve changes in physical and thinking abilities.
Hand Occupational Therapy
Hand therapists specialize in conditions that affect fingers, hands, wrists and wlbows.
Neuromuscular Occupational Therapy
This therapy addresses arm functioning for patients that have a neurologic condition to improve activities of daily living.
Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Therapists who specialize in occupational therapy for children from birth to age seven focus on the special conditions they can face.