Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Inpatient: (316) 962-2735
Outpatient: (316) 962-9835
"Occupational therapy is the art and science of directing man's response to selected activity to promote and maintain health, to prevent disability, to evaluate behavior and to treat or train patients with physical or psychosocial dysfunction."
- American Occupational Therapy Association
Wesley's Occupational Therapy Department has a wide scope of services that can be provided to both inpatients and outpatients. Our goal is to assist each patient in reaching his or her maximum level of function with whatever limitations are present.
Our patients range in age from newborn to the elderly. Evaluation and treatment vary with each person. Patients may be in our acute care, trauma, orthopedic, neurological, or pediatric units. Our outpatient services assist adults and children who have neurological or orthopedic concerns. We also provide hand rehabilitation and work strategies.
Our services are designed to meet the individual needs of each person. An evaluation is completed on the first visit, and a treatment follows only after the therapist, patient, and physician develop a treatment plan.
Areas of specific treatment
- Upper extremity function: range of motion, strengthening, coordination, and positioning (splinting).
- Activities of daily living (ADL's): eating, dressing, hygiene, homemaking, life skills, adaptive equipment, and work skills
- Cognitive-perceptual tasks: problem solving, writing, judgement, visual-perception, and memory.
- Psychosocial: personal relationships, leisure activities, coping skills, stress management, group interaction, and aging process
Work strategy programs
We specialize in functional capacity evaluation, work hardening programs, pre-employment back screening and work-site analysis.
To make an appointment
Our office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. All evaluations and treatment can be scheduled at (316) 962-2735. A physician prescription and insurance authorization are required.
When you call to schedule an appointment, we will need your name, birth date, diagnosis, date when problems began, treatment ordered, physician's name, insurance information, and a daytime phone number. Please bring verification of insurance and a physician's prescription for occupational therapy. Report to the admission's office 30 minutes before your scheduled appointment.
For more information
Locations
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Via Christi Medical Associates - Hospitalists Group
Directions
1100 N St. Francis
4th Floor
Wichita, KS 67214
