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Occupational Therapy

Northwestern Medicine occupational therapists can help you become more independent by working with you on everyday activities, including dressing, bathing, eating, and household tasks.

Our licensed therapists provide care at rehabilitation locations throughout Chicagoland. We offer one-on-one therapy for newborns, teens and adults with common to complex illnesses and injuries.

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Your occupational therapist will assess your:

  • Strength
  • Range of motion
  • Coordination
  • Cognition
  • Visual perception
  • Ability to perform self-care activities

Our goal is to help you return to your highest level of function and independence. We work to improve your overall quality of life, safety and confidence. Outpatient rehabilitation can offer:

  • Exercise to help you maintain or gain mobility by increasing your:
    • Strength
    • Range of motion
    • Coordination
  • Equipment to help you do everyday activities such as:
    • Dressing
    • Bathing
    • Cooking
    • Eating
  • Education about your condition to help you, your loved ones and caregiver(s).

    • Schedule a Therapy Appointment

    To make a therapy appointment, please call 630.933.1500. Convenient weekday appointment times are available, including early morning and evening appointments (at select locations)..

    Conditions treated:

    • Arthritis
    • Brain injury
    • Breast cancer rehabilitation
    • Concussion
    • Covid-19 recovery rehabilitation
    • Guillain Barre
    • Hand therapy
    • Head and neck cancer rehabilitation
    • Joint replacement
    • Lymphedema
    • Oncology rehabilitation
    • Orthopaedic conditions
    • Pain management
    • Progressive neuromuscular conditions (ALS, Myasthenia Gravis, Muscular Dystrophy, Myositis)
    • Spasticity
    • Spinal cord injury
    • Sports rehabilitation
    • Stroke

    Treatments and Specialty Services:

    • Aquatic therapy
    • Cancer therapy
    • Driver Rehabilitation
    • Fall prevention
    • Joint replacement
    • LSVT BIG
    • Manual therapy
    • Massage therapy
    • Neurological rehabilitation
    • Rehabilitation technology
    • Solid organ transplant rehabilitation
    • Spine rehabilitation
    • Temporomandibular joint (TMJ/TMD) therapy
    • Trauma rehabilitation
    • Wheelchair and positioning
    • Women's health rehabilitation
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