Melissa Cortese
Occupational Therapist at Innovative Occupational Therapy Services - Grimsby, ON, CA
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At Innovative Occupational Therapy Services, our primary area of clinical focus is traumatic injury. We have a reputation in making an instrumental difference in the most complicated clinical situations. Innovative OT consists of a small group of highly skilled therapists. Our area of proficiency is in assisting our client's and referral sources in successfully accomplishing the following services with an unsurpassed level of knowledge and expertise:Urgent Hospital Discharge PlanningAssessments of Attendant Care Needs – Form 1Retro-Active Assessments; RebuttalsFunctional In-Home Occupational Therapy AssessmentsWork Site/Ergonomic/ Vocational Rehabilitation ServicesHome Accessibility AssessmentsCompletion of Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE) Administration of Spinal Cord Injury Measure (SCIM) Medical-Legal/ Slip-Fall and Future Care Cost Assessment ReportsWheelchair Seating Assessments/ PrescriptionIndividualized Occupational Therapy Intervention ServicesProgressive Goal Attainment ProgramsOur areas of clinical practice include acquired brain injury/ neurological impairments, severe orthopedic injury (spinal cord injury/amputation/fractures), psychological disabilities and chronic pain.We provide hospital discharge planning services, followed by community based individualized care planning. There are a multitude of different types of intervention services our team provides including: home/vehicle accessibility, equipment prescription, community safety/reintegration, wheelchair positioning/ seating prescriptions, activities of daily living (ADL) re-training/ functional restoration programming, cognitive remediation/compensatory therapies, cognitive behavioural therapy, quality of life and return to modified sport programs. Our team is additionally skilled in vocational services, including return to work programs, work-site, vocational exploration and ergonomic assessments.