Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists (OTs) are health care professionals who treat individuals who have difficulty performing normal daily activities due to orthopedic or neurological conditions. Through the use of adaptive equipment, modalities, splinting, education and home exercise programs, occupational therapists can increase a person’s strength, function and independence.
In outpatient settings, OTs typically work with a wide range of injuries, disease processes and other conditions including:
- Upper extremity injuries:
Hand, wrist or elbow
- Nerve or tendon injuries
- Tendonitis:
Tennis or golfer’s elbow
- Nerve entrapments:
Carpel tunnel syndrome
- Arthritis
- Joint repair
- Pediatrics
- Neurological conditions:
Stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Guillian Barre’
For more information about occupational therapy services at Willis-Knighton, call any of our outpatient rehab clinics:
- WK Rehabilitation Institute
1111 Line Ave.
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: (318) 716-4720
Fax: (318) 716-4719
- WK Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center
7925 Youree Drive, Suite 140
Shreveport, LA 71105
Phone: (318) 212-3720
- WK Bossier Medical Pavilion
2449 Hospital Drive, Suite 140
Bossier City, LA 71111
Phone: (318) 212-7720
- WK Canterbury Square
2530 Bert Kouns, Suite 148
Shreveport, LA 71118
Phone: (318) 212-5720