A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can occur after a fall,  sport injury, motor vehicle accident, blunt force trauma, accident at work, or any other occurrence causing the brain to be jolted or damaged in some way. The severity of the injury can range from mild to severe, and you may experience symptoms lasting days, weeks, months, or even years. 

Most people will begin the recovery process of a TBI in an inpatient hospitalization setting where you will regain physical, sensory, behavioral, and cognitive function. If you experienced a TBI resulting in concussion, but is not so severe that you require inpatient hospitalization, you should be immediately beginning community-based outpatient occupational therapy. In a more severe case, outpatient occupational therapy will be part of the continuum of care. Making sure you see a therapy team familiar with the symptoms and recovery process of a traumatic brain injury is crucial to maximizing your outcomes. 

• Outpatient occupational therapy can help you long-term and address your full recovery after a stroke
  • upper body and lower body physical function
  • Tremors
  • Neuropathy and paresthesias
  • Mobility 
  • Balance
  • Cognitive function
  • Safety awareness and sequencing
  • Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
  • Activities of Daily Living
• Outpatient occupational therapy can see you as needed and maintains an occupational profile to ensure we stay current on your long term stroke recovery process.
• Occupational therapy addresses the entire person with an emphasis on your physical body and performance skills,  the environment or physical space you find yourself in, and the types of activities that have been affected by your stroke.