Occupational Therapy Services | MedStar Health

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Occupational therapy (OT) services are offered throughout the MedStar Health physical therapy system. These services offer adults, adolescents, and children skills needed to lead independent and satisfying lives.

A therapist helps a male patient walk down stairs in a rehabilitation gym.

All MedStar Health occupational therapy practitioners are skilled professionals who are trained and experienced in their specialty areas.

Services are provided to persons with disabilities resulting from:

  • Amputation
  • Arthritis
  • Brain injury
  • Cardiac problems
  • Neurologic conditions
  • Orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Sports injuries
  • Stroke
  • Work-related injuries, including lower back problems and repetitive stress injuries


Services

  • Assessment of skills needed to perform activities of daily living
  • Customized treatment designed to improve patients’ abilities to carry out the activities of daily living
  • Comprehensive home and worksite evaluation and recommendations for needed adaptations
  • Recommendations and training in the use of adaptive equipment
  • Patient, family, and caregiver education

When necessary, our occupational therapists work closely with other rehabilitation team members, including physicians, rehabilitation nurses, physical therapists, rehabilitation engineers, therapeutic recreation specialists, vocational rehabilitation specialists, speech-language pathologists, social workers, and psychologists.

Learn More About Pediatric Occupational Therapy
MedStar Health therapists work to rehabilitate a patient's hand during an occupational therapy session.

Our locations

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Rehabilitation Services at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital
Physical Therapy at Annapolis
Physical Therapy at Bel Air - Neurorehabilitation and Pediatric Services
Physical Therapy at Catonsville
Physical Therapy at Dundalk
Physical Therapy at Irving Street – Neurorehabilitation Center
Physical Therapy at Lafayette Centre
Physical Therapy at Lake Ridge
Physical Therapy at Leisure World
MedStar Health Physical Therapy at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital
Physical Therapy at Loch Raven - Orthopedic and Hand Center
Physical Therapy at Lutherville - Hand Center
Physical Therapy at McLean
Physical Therapy at Mitchellville
Physical Therapy at Olney
Physical Therapy at Pasadena
Physical Therapy at Perry Hall
Physical Therapy at Rosedale – Orthopedic and Hand Center
Physical Therapy at 19th Street
Physical Therapy at Rockville
Physical Therapy at Wheaton
Physical Therapy at Waugh Chapel

Related services

Amputee Rehabilitation


Concussion Clinic


Hand Therapy


Neurorehabilitation


Pediatric Occupational Therapy


PM&R


Primary Care


Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy


Seating and Mobility


Speech Language Pathology