Experience

Our comprehensive approach to sports medicine, upper extremity rehab, and hand therapy has been proven through more than 25 years of service in the St Cloud area.

Using cutting edge skills and technology, our goal is to restore optimal use of your body. We will provide you with excellent, experienced, comprehensive care.

Qualified Staff

The Center’s staff have the experience and concentrated knowledge you need. All our Occupational Therapists have received additional and ongoing training, keeping them up to date with all of the latest and progressive techniques. We also have certified hand therapists with advanced training to rehab upper extremity injuries/conditions.

Specialized Equipment

Our equipment is specifically designed to meet individual needs of treatment and conditioning. Emphasis is placed on the preventive aspects of orthopedic upper extremity rehab, return to independent ADL’s (activities for daily living), work and leisure activities without limitations.

Skills for Living

Occupational therapy helps individuals develop skills that will help them gain independence in all areas of their lives.
If you require occupational therapy, one of our qualified staff will work with you to design a customized treatment program to help you improve your ability to perform normal daily activities:

• range of motion
• hand and upper extremity function
• coordination
• strength and endurance
• self-care skills

Conditions that Benefit from
Occupational Therapy

• Work-related injuries including repetitive stress injuries
• Limitations from upper extremity/orthopedic injuries
• Arthritis, multiple sclerosis, or other serious chronic conditions
• Burns, peripheral nerve injuries, or amputations, tendon injuries, joint replacements
• Broken bones or other injuries from falls, or accidents

Treatment

We want the patient to be able to return to work, leisure, and their normal lifestyle as quickly as possible.

Treatment generally consists of therapeutic exercise and functional training. To promote proper movement and function of a joint, occupational therapists may manipulate the joint or massage a muscle. Other techniques may consist of:

• electrotherapy
• ultrasound
• hot packs/ice
• instruction in adaptive equipment use to enhance ADLs
• splinting
• energy conservation
• myofacial release
• aquatic therapy
• using the BTE
• edema management
• scar management
• sensory reeducation