Central Hand Therapy, PC opened in September 1998 to provide quality and effective care for patients with injuries, surgical and non-surgical conditions of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand.
Although the Central Hand Therapy team utilizes many interventions in order to attain the best result possible, they have found that the most effective treatments, resulting in successful outcomes, rely on the blending of manual therapy, exercise and patient education. Principles of pilates and Feldenkrais Method are also taught for improving quality of movement.
Pediatric Outpatients
Southern Arizona Community Occupational Therapy Associates (SACOTA) provides specialized care for children with an array of sensory, neurodevelopmental and social needs. The team evaluates children to determine the strength and/or weakness of their sensory systems, patterns and efficiency of motor functions, inter-hemispheric communications, as well as social relatedness.
You will find children who are identified as learning disabled, emotionally disabled or attention deficit often carry the same behaviors seen in a sensory processing deficiency. By developing these sensory areas you will find that those behaviors and or academics improve.
Beginning with this evaluation, the team designs an integrated and flexible program that provides the “right amount of challenge” to the child in order to strengthen weak sensory systems and provide appropriate use of the child’s muscles and proprioceptive abilities. Playful obstruction and floor time help engage the child in the therapeutic relationship.
Building Skills
School Based Occupational Therapy
Southern Arizona Community Occupational Therapy Associates (SACOTA) provides school-based support for special needs students to assist with their success in the educational environment.
Beginning with a thorough evaluation of the child’s needs and individualized classroom goals, the team designs a program to help the child gain the skills and tools needed to develop into productive and contributing students. Occupational Therapy staff work closely with other team members and provide in-classroom support to teachers and teacher’s assistants to maximize the student’s learning potential.
This multi-sensory and socially based group for children ages 3 to 6 years will be an optional part of treatment for those children on our existing caseload. With obstacle courses to work on gross motor skills, meeting goats, chickens and horses to assist with fine motor, sensory and social skills, as well as a musical circle time in a natural desert setting, what could be better for your child’s development? Please contact our office to request more information.
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STARTING NOVEMBER 2010!
Group Purpose
Encourage appropriate social communication and help facilitate improved neurological and physical function through rhythmic and purposeful working tasks, group dynamics and process. Using a farm environment as the landscape for this group, and simple farm tasks as the medium, children will work with adults and their peers. Incentives for appropriate engagement will be given using a token system. Participants will be given the opportunity to earn incentives based on work performance, appropriate social engagement, and cooperative group effort. All participants will be expected to follow the “rules of engagement” that will clearly be provided prior to group activity.
Does your child meet the criteria?
- Must be 8—13 years of age at time of enrollment
- Evaluated by Southern Arizona Community Occupational Therapy Associate (SACOTA) for appropriateness to participate
- Child must have intact expressive language
- Child must have difficulty with social interactions with peers and/or adults
- A history of poor task performance either at home or school
- Lacks age appropriate physical skills
- Must not have allergies to outdoor environment, i.e. plants, insects, small animals
- Child has sensory processing difficulties
