Occupational Therapy is a type of rehabilitation that focuses on helping individuals with upper extremity injuries. In addition to treating shoulder, elbow, and hand injuries, they help individuals recover the ability to perform daily activities, such as bathing, dressing, and eating, following an injury or illness.
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Treatment may include any combination of the below:

• Ultrasound, electrical stimulation, iontophoresis, or phonophoresis
• Strengthening exercises
• Techniques to improve fine motor coordination
• Evaluation and instruction in assistive devices to improve independence in dressing, feeding, bathing, and homemaking
• Fabrication and fitting of hand and arm splints
• Manual therapy including dry needling, joint mobilization, instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization, cupping and other techniques to relieve pain and improve mobility
• Strengthening exercises and education on home exercises
• Facilitation techniques to improve body control and coordination
• Blood flow restriction training
• Chronic/persistent pain management
• Splinting/orthotic management for hand and upper extremity injuries
• Fine and gross motor control training
• Education on adaptive equipment and activity modifications to maximize independence
• Modalities including heat, electrical stimulation, iontophoresis, and ultrasound