Outpatient Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy strives to promote independence with everyday activities through an individualized and specialized retraining treatment plan, as well as specific compensatory strategies, techniques or adaptive equipment. Our occupational therapists and our rehabilitation team work collaboratively with patients, families and physicians to provide quality care and achieve the best possible outcome.

Occupational therapies include:

• Vision-perception screening and treatment
• Functional cognitive treatment
• Pre-driving/community mobility
• Orthopedic hand and upper extremity evaluation and treatment, including static and dynamic custom splinting; joint protection training
• Ergonomic evaluation
• Energy conservation and work simplification training
• Activities of daily living

Vision Rehabilitation Program

The vision rehabilitation program provides assessment and treatment of the visual and perceptual skills needed for daily activities. Vision rehabilitation helps to maximize the patient’s functional visual abilities for essential life tasks at home and in the community. Working in collaboration with the referring physician and a board-certified neuro-optometrist, our team develops a customized treatment plan and home program that meet each patient’s individual needs. Whether it is learning to read with a device or implementing visual strategies for safe navigation in one’s environment, treatment can often improve life quality. We also offer recommendations for low-vision devices that can assist in everyday living.

Patients who benefit most from vision rehabilitation include those who have experienced a stroke, brain injury or age-related changes, such as macular degeneration or glaucoma.

Functional Tone Management Treatment

This program is a revolutionary new treatment approach for people who have experienced a neurological injury, such as stroke. This new technique uses an award-winning dynamic device to augment occupational therapy treatment. The involved hand is held in a functional position during reach, and assists with grasp and release. Our occupational therapist works closely with each patient to design a comprehensive treatment plan to improve and enhance the recovery of range of motion, strength, motor control and overall upper-extremity function.

People who have slight shoulder movement and some hand flexion following a recent stroke or neurological injury may benefit from this treatment.

Contact Us

If you would like more information about our rehabilitation program, please call one of the numbers below or e-mail us:

Inpatient Rehabilitation: 619-229-7380
Outpatient Rehabilitation: 619-229-7216

Annalee Pacheco, OTR/L

Annalee Pacheco is the Lead OT Occupational Therapist at Alvarado Hospital’s San Diego Rehabilitation Institute. She received her Occupational Therapy degree in 1995 from San Jose State University. Annalee has been a practicing Occupational Therapist for 25 years and joined SDRI in 1999. She has experience working with a variety of patients in acute rehab, inpatient acute, and outpatient settings. Annalee is certified in ergonomics assessments, physical agent modalities, and Saebo arm training and has advanced education in upper extremity rehabilitation. She works closely with her patients to improve their overall function and restore independence as much as possible. Annalee enjoys spending time with her family, watching movies, and hiking in Yosemite.

Tina Truong, OTR/L

Tina Truong received her degree in Occupational Therapy from San Jose State University in 2002. She started her career at San Diego Rehab Institute in 2003 and since then developed a passion for neurological rehab, especially stroke. She has certifications in Saebo Arm Training and LSVT BIG treatment for Parkinson’s. She participates in the Comebackers Neuro Club, is a contributing editor to the Savvy Survivor Newsletter, and active participant in the Stroke Peer Visitor Program. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family.