Your occupational therapist will:

• Adapt your day-to-day routine to meet your abilities after an injury or stroke

• Improve your fine motor, visual, cognitive, and perceptual skills so that buttoning a shirt, putting on shoes, cutting food, brushing your teeth, or writing your name becomes easier

• Train patient and caregiver on specially designed equipment and come up with strategies that will help you complete basic tasks safely

• Teach energy conservation techniques

• Expedite recovery through exercises and positioning programs