Occupational Therapy Services at Monadnock Community Hospital

Occupational Therapy

Outpatient Rehabilitation:

Occupational Therapy caters to your individual needs by addressing muscle, nerve, tendon, joint, lymph, and vascular involvement, with orthopedic and neurological diagnoses.

Your shoulder, elbow, wrist or hand injury is our priority. We, the occupational therapists at Monadnock Community Hospital Rehabilitation, specialize in the upper extremity, offering a Certified Hand Therapist and an International Lymphedema Management Specialist. We look forward to working with you.

Occupational Therapists work with people who have a wide range of diagnoses, including:

Arthritis
Bursitis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cerebral Vascular Accidents
Chronic Swelling Conditions
Chronic Venous Insufficiency
Cumulative Trauma
Cyst Removal Management
Dupuytren’s Contractures
Cancer Rehabilitative Treatment
Fractures/Management of Bone Healing
Joint replacement and Arthroplasties
Lymphedema
Muscle Disease
Nerve Disorders
Neurologic Disorders
Pain Syndromes
Tendon Ruptures & Repairs
Tendonitis
Trigger Fingers
Rotator Cuff Tears & Repairs
Soft Tissue Ailments
Vascular Diseases

Other procedures offered by our Occupational Therapists:

Customized splints
Desensitization
Edema/Swelling Control
Graded Strengthening/Isotonics
Lower Level Light Treatment
Manual Lymph Drainage & Multi-Layer Bandaging
Manual Therapy
Mobilizations
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
Paraffin
Pneumatic Compression Pump for upper & lower extremities
Postural Proximal Stability Emphasis
Soft Tissue Work
Scar Management

MEET THE OT STAFF

Jamie Hummel, OTR/L, MS, CLT

Specialty: Occupational Therapy

Department: Rehabilitation

Education: Bay Path University

Phone: (603) 924-4635

Locations: 458 Old Street Road Peterborough NH 03458

About: Jamie Hummel has been a practitioner of Occupational Therapy for five years receiving her associates degree in 2014 and her master’s degree in 2018 from Bay Path University. In 2015, Jamie receiver her certification in Lymphedema Therapy. Jamie works with patients to achieve health and quality of life through treatment that addressees dysfunction in the lymphatic system. This treatment includes complete decongestive therapy, exercise, education, and compression garments. Jamie’s other area of focus is rehabilitation for patients hospitalized due to acute illness. This includes training in activities of daily living, safety awareness, functional mobility and energy conservation for a safe and healthy return to home

Kim Taylor, OT/L, CHT, ICLM, COMT, Senior Therapist

Specialty: Occupational Therapy

Department: Rehabilitation

Education: BS 1996, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Phone: (603) 924-4635

Locations: 458 Old Street Road Peterborough NH 03458

About: Kim Taylor is a Certified Hand Therapist who specializes in injuries of the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder, helping clients with a wide range of diagnoses to regain function. She has been an Occupational Therapist at MCH since 2000. She has 15 years of experience serving both outpatient and inpatient populations. In addition, Kim has an International Certification in Lymphedema Management, working with clients who have undergone cancer treatments or have chronic swelling conditions such as venous insufficiency. She pioneered the implementation of a Cancer Survivorship Rehabilitation Program at MCH. She received her Bachelors Degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1996.

Erin Zotto, OTR/L, MS, Inpatient Rehab Coordinator

Specialty: Occupational Therapy

Department: Rehabilitation

Education: University of New England

Phone: (603) 924-4635

Locations: 458 Old Street Road Peterborough NH 03458

About: Erin Zotto has been an Occupational Therapist at MCH since 2006, when she received her Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of New England. Erin’s focus is on inpatient rehabilitation and areas of intervention include: activities of daily living (ADLs), home management and community reintegration, neuromuscular reeducation, safety awareness, functional mobility and positioning. Erin is also the Fieldwork Coordinator for OT students who complete clinical rotations at MCH, and participates in staff and community education classes throughout the calendar year.

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Arthritis
Bursitis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cerebral Vascular Accidents
Chronic Swelling Conditions
Chronic Venous Insufficiency
Cumulative Trauma
Cyst Removal Management
Dupuytren’s Contractures
Cancer Rehabilitative Treatment
Fractures/Management of Bone Healing
Joint replacement and Arthroplasties
Lymphedema
Muscle Disease
Nerve Disorders
Neurologic Disorders
Pain Syndromes
Tendon Ruptures & Repairs
Tendonitis
Trigger Fingers
Rotator Cuff Tears & Repairs
Soft Tissue Ailments
Vascular Diseases

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Desensitization
Edema/Swelling Control
Graded Strengthening/Isotonics
Lower Level Light Treatment
Manual Lymph Drainage & Multi-Layer Bandaging
Manual Therapy
Mobilizations
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
Paraffin
Pneumatic Compression Pump for upper & lower extremities
Postural Proximal Stability Emphasis
Soft Tissue Work
Scar Management

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