Paula Despres

Paula Despres is a Farmington, Maine based therapist who is specialized in Physical Rehabilitation Occupational Therapy. Active license number of Paula Despres is OT3964 for Physical Rehabilitation Occupational Therapy in Maine. Her current practice location is 111 Franklin Health Cmns, Farmington. Patients can reach her at 207-778-6031. Paula Despres is MSOT, OTR/L in Physical Rehabilitation Occupational Therapy and her NPI number (Unique professional ID assigned by NPPES) is 1023600111.
Paula Despres 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.