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Good Samaritan Society Bloomfield celebrated Occupational Therapy Month

BLOOMFIELD — Occupational therapists frequently get a look of confusion when responding to the question “what do you do for a living?” as many people are not quite sure what an occupational therapist does.

Occupational therapists (OT’s) are an integral part of the therapy team, working side by side with physical therapy and speech therapy to help patients reach their goals. Kelsey Stevens Johnson from Wausa, has worked at the Good Samaritan Society in Bloomfield treating residents and outpatients for the past five years.

Kelsey is a graduate from Cedar Catholic High School who eventually graduated with a Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of South Dakota.

Occupational therapy is the only profession that helps people across the lifespan to do things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of daily activities, or occupations.

“I love being able to individualize therapy to each patients goals” she said.

OT’s work in schools, hospitals, nursing homes and outpatient clinics and help patient’s return to daily activities whether that be play, work, cooking or childcare to something as simple as dressing or brushing your teeth. Occupational therapists use many different interventions to help people with carpal tunnel syndrome, elbow pain, stroke, parkinson’s disease, autism and so many more conditions. OT’s enable people of all ages to live life to its fullest by helping them promote health and prevent--or live better with—injury, illness, or disability.

To learn more about occupational therapy or to see if you would benefit from OT, please reach out to your local occupational therapist, Kelsey Stevens Johnson, OTR/L, at Good Samaritan Society in Bloomfield, NE at 402-373-5531.

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