Occupational Therapy

Count on CentraCare’s dedicated occupational therapists to help you function better and accomplish everyday activities at home and work. You won’t have to travel far to get the care you need because we have regional services.

Conditions We Treat

The skilled occupational therapy team at CentraCare has specialized training to help you improve your daily life and health. You’ll work with an occupational therapist who knows how to care for:

  • Brain or nerve problems that affect movement or feeling
  • Concussions and other head injuries that affect the brain
  • Developmental challenges
  • Difficulty with small hand movements
  • Injuries to hands, wrists or elbows
  • Swelling in arms or legs due to fluid buildup (lymphedema)
  • Thinking problems (like trouble focusing, remembering or solving problems)
  • Trouble understanding what you see

Services Doctors & Care Team Locations

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Make an Appointment

A referral is required for an occupational therapy appointment. Please call your primary care team. The following CentraCare locations are conveniently available near you.

Occupational Therapy Services

Whether you're dealing with a long-term health problem or getting better after an injury, trust our occupational therapists to help you. You’ll get individualized therapy focusing on ways to do everyday activities and tasks more easily.

You can get many occupational therapy services at CentraCare locations close to your home. We offer:

  • Activities to better process visual information
  • Assistance with improving your handwriting
  • Brain function tests, including a driving safety assessment
  • Custom supports (splinting, orthotics or casting) to improve movement
  • Emotional support services (Redwood Falls)
  • Evaluations to make your home more accessible
  • LSVT LOUD therapy for Parkinson’s to enhance vocal loudness
  • Exercises to improve how the brain processes sensations to perform daily activities better (sensory integration)
  • Rehabilitation focused on helping you get back to work
  • Specialized therapy for women’s pelvic area
  • Technique to treat muscle injuries with special tools
  • Therapeutic listening to specific sounds to improve brain function
  • Therapy to help you return to normal life after an injury
  • Therapy to improve the use of weaker limbs
  • Therapy to increase your work and activity abilities
  • Tools to help you with daily tasks
  • Training to correct posture and balance
  • Training to enhance sight efficiency and adapt to significant vision loss
  • Training to improve mouth movements for eating and speaking
  • Water-based exercises (aquatic therapy)

Occupational Therapy Specialty Services

Some CentraCare rehabilitation services are available only at certain locations. The following chart shows which locations have occupational therapy services.

Locations with Adult Occupational Therapy services

  • CentraCare – Long Prairie Hospital – 320-732-7264
  • CentraCare – Melrose Hospital – 320-256-4231, ext. 24241
  • CentraCare – Paynesville Hospital – 320-243-7704
  • CentraCare – Paynesville – Richmond Clinic – 320-243-7704
  • CentraCare – Redwood Hospital – 507-637-4606
  • CentraCare – Sauk Centre Hospital – 320-351-1772
  • CentraCare – St. Cloud Home Health & Hospice – 320-259-9375
  • CentraCare – St. Cloud Plaza Rehabilitation (Adult) – 320-229-4922
  • CentraCare – St. Cloud Southway Rehabilitation – 320-240-6955
  • CentraCare – Willmar Rehabilitation Center – 320-231-4175
  • CentraCare – Willmar Clinic – 320-231-5000

Children’s Occupational Therapy

Find a variety of pediatric occupational therapy services for your infant, child or teen at CentraCare rehabilitation locations.

Collaborative Services

You may need help from a combination of rehabilitation therapists at CentraCare. Your occupational therapist may work with a physical or speech therapist to give you the best care for:

  • Assistive medical equipment to keep you safe and comfortable during daily activities
  • Swallowing therapy to eat safely
  • Support devices (splints or braces) to help you get around better
  • Wheelchair fitting to get the correct positioning and comfort

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