Rita Levey, Occupational Therapy Director Rita graduated from New York University with a Masters of Arts in Occupational Therapy. Since then, she has received several awards for her leadership and service and loves to participate in post-graduate work. Rita has over 25 years of experience and is now the director of our In-Home Occupational Therapy Program! Rita has extensive experience that ranges working with patients who’ve had injuries to their hand, spinal cord, brain, neurologic dysfunction, stroke recovery, MS, Parkinson’s, and the severely disabled. We are excited to have Rita part of our team and know she will make a huge difference in her patient’s lives, as she’s had for many years! Here is what one of her patient’s has to say: “The occupational therapy by Rita Levey, OTR is really improving the quality of life for my husband, Alan. Rita is detail oriented, flexible, and incredibly supportive of my husband. Rita goes above and beyond in scheduling the sessions to optimize his strength, sometimes of the day are more tiring for him. Rita assessed our home for improvement; our son is thrilled that his dad’s in house wheelchair will be used in the kitchen. Rita will integrate Alan’s fine motor skills to join the family as a meal mate. Alan has really benefited from the therapy as well as the face to face interactions with Rita. Rita is a terrific therapist, she has the empathy that goes with her expertise. Specifically, the sitting in the chair to help his trunk support and fine motor skills is the noteworthy improvement. Thank you!” - Dana Staff Spotlight
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Defy The Effects Of Gravity! The Anti Gravity Treadmill can reduce your body weight to as little as 20%! This technology supports walking and running biomechanics, helping you to achieve your goals and improve your daily functions. Balance training on the Anti-Gravity Treadmill improves walking capacity and postural balance in patients who have deconditioned and are weak. It may be hard for patients to do this while fully bearing weight on the ground. Therefore, reducing the amount
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of gravity helps patients work on their mechanics with ease. Here Edmon is using the treadmill to reduce the pain in his back, allowing him to be able to walk for longer periods of time. Eventually, he’ll be able to bear his full weight on the ground and will be able to walk with better posture, for a longer period of time.
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