Specialized Programs in Recreation Therapy
The following treatment programs are offered at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center by Recreation Therapy:
Adaptive Bowling
Provides patients with a unique opportunity to use adaptive equipment for bowling. Therapeutic bowling introduces a newly learned leisure skill and increases one's knowledge of available community leisure resources.
Aquatic Therapy
A valuable treatment modality which provides an alternative medium for therapeutic exercise and endurance, range of motion, ambulation, dynamic standing activities and pain management.
Gardening
An innovative treatment modality using plants and flowers to improve sensory skills, fine/gross motor skills, and promotes sensory processing.
Community Reintegration
Provides opportunities to apply learned skills from therapy sessions and allows them to be utilized in a community based setting. Target areas include safety awareness, problem solving, money management, community mobility, social skills and community resource awareness for overall executive skill functioning.
Relaxation/Guided Imagery
Incorporates various techniques for overall increased relaxation and self care. The program focuses on educating patients in alternative methods to manage stress/pain. Patients are encouraged to carry-over learned skills into their everyday lives when needed.
Animal Assisted Therapy
A treatment using interaction with animals to promote positive and beneficial changes in the patient's emotional and social well-being.
Adaptive Sailing
A seasonal program designed to expose patients to outdoor therapeutic community reintegration options.
For more information, contact:
Bertha Cabral, BS, OTR/LDirector, Occupational Therapy and Recreation Therapy
E-mail: RecTherapy@rancho.org
Telephone: (562) 401-7464 / Fax: (562) 401-6690