Lauren Brooke Defreitas

Lauren Brooke Defreitas is a Durham, North Carolina based therapist who is specialized in Physical Rehabilitation Occupational Therapy. Active license number of Lauren Brooke Defreitas is 12101 for Physical Rehabilitation Occupational Therapy in North Carolina. Her current practice location is 2301 Erwin Rd, Durham. Patients can reach her at 919-684-8111. Lauren Brooke Defreitas is MSOT, OTR/L in Physical Rehabilitation Occupational Therapy and her NPI number (Unique professional ID assigned by NPPES) is 1376011148.
Lauren Brooke Defreitas experts at helping people lead as independent a life as possible. Occupational therapists bring an understanding of the physical and psychological implications of illness and injury and their effects on peoples' ability to perform the tasks of daily living. Occupational therapists provide interventions that can aide a person in completing ADL and IADL tasks, such as dressing, bathing, preparing meals, and driving. They also may fabricate custom orthotics to improve function, evaluate the environment for safety hazards and recommend adaptations to remove those hazards, help a person compensate for cognitive changes, and build a persons' physical endurance and strength. Occupational therapists' knowledge of adapting tasks and modifying the environment to compensate for functional limitations is used to increase the involvement of clients and to promote safety and success.