At Ochsner, our therapy team members collaborate to ensure every patient receives comprehensive, personalized care. Our services include:

• Health coaching. Coaches work with patients to improve health and wellness by setting goals and working to achieve them.

• Integrative wellness. Specialists use complementary, integrative techniques such as acupuncture and cryotherapy to treat pain and improve overall wellness.

• Occupational therapy. Occupational therapists work with patients to improve their ability to participate in activities of living, including bathing, dressing, eating, using adaptive equipment and other activities. We also offer hand therapy, driving evaluations and more.

• Pediatric therapy and wellness. Our dedicated pediatric physical, occupational and speech therapists specialize in working with children who have developmental delays, injuries, diseases and other conditions.

• Physical therapy. Physical therapists help reduce pain and restore mobility through exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance.

• Speech therapy. Speech therapists help patients with speech, language and voice disorders improve their ability to communicate.

Our therapists work closely with physicians to develop the best course of treatment for every patient. For example, patients with Parkinson’s disease may benefit from various forms of therapy, and therapists collaborate with physicians to determine the patient’s needs and coordinate therapy with other forms of treatment.

Our therapists are highly experienced in treating various conditions, including rare diseases. We offer therapy services for pain and loss of function related to:

• Ankle and foot pain

• Amputation

• Arthritis

• Bladder or bowel dysfunction

• Brain injury

• Cancer

• Cerebral palsy

• Concussion

• Dysphagia

• Elbow pain

• Fibromyalgia (post-surgery)

• Hand pain

• Joint pain

• Knee pain

• Lupus

• Lymphedema

• Multiple sclerosis

• Muscular dystrophy

• Musculoskeletal injuries

• Neck and back pain

• Osteoporosis

• Parkinson’s disease

• Sciatic pain (sciatica)

• Shoulder pain

• Spina bifida

• Spinal cord injury

• Spinal stenosis

• Speech and language disorders

• Sports-related injuries

• Stroke

• Tendonitis

• Vestibular/balance disorders (such as vertigo)

• Work-related injuries

• Wound care

• Wrist pain

Our therapy and wellness services are available at more than a dozen locations in Louisiana and Mississippi, with many offering same-day appointments. Find a location near you.

Ochsner offers the largest team of highly experienced outpatient therapists in Louisiana, with many of our specialists holding advanced post-graduate degrees and specialty certifications.

Integrative wellness encompasses alternative methods of healing, such as acupuncture, which involves inserting fine needles into the skin to treat pain and other conditions. These methods are complementary to traditional treatments and focus on improving well-being.