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  • Overcoming Stroke Obstacles with Occupational Therapy

    You might hear the term “occupational therapy” and assume it has something to do with helping people with physical issues that affect their ability to work.

  • How Occupational Therapy Can Help Counter Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms

    Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable, potentially debilitating disease that affects the central nervous system. More than 2.3 million people are affected worldwide, with symptoms that range from fatigue to difficulty seeing, to challenges with mobility. Symptoms can start or worsen without warning, taking a mental toll as well.

  • Occupational and Speech Therapy Can Help You Cope with Alzheimer’s

    An Alzheimer’s diagnosis comes with many challenges and stresses, especially as the incurable disease progresses.

  • Advances in Cancer Treatment: Proton Therapy at Orlando Health

    Radiation therapy is one of the many ways we treat cancer. As it’s developed over the years, we’ve been able to target the areas we want to treat while minimizing radiation to other areas in the body.

  • Meet Daisy-Mai – An Orlando Health Pet Therapy Dog

    Daisy-Mai, my eight-pound Pomeranian, was born to be a pet therapy dog. Our journey began the day she climbed into my sister-in-law, Nicole’s, lap and cuddled up into a fluffy ball, begging to be pet and loved. As Nicole stroked Daisy’s soft, silky fur and soaked in her gentle sweetness, she had the sudden thought that Daisy should become a therapy dog. I immediately agreed, which led to Daisy becoming a part of the Orlando Health Pet Therapy Program.

  • Melinda and Paxton’s Journey to Becoming a Pet Therapy Team

    My journey to becoming a Pet Therapy Team started after I began volunteering at Orlando Health. I decided to donate my time to the organization because it was close to home, and I had family members who had been patients at Orlando Regional Medical Center. I knew that one day I would want to work at Orlando Health so I thought volunteering would give me a better idea of what the organization is like.

  • Physical Therapy Is Key for ALS Patients

    As “Euphoria” star Eric Dane, also long beloved as Dr. McSteamy on “Grey’s Anatomy,” publicly shares his battle with ALS, many are curious about this diagnosis and how people live with it.

  • How Physical Therapy Can Help with Multiple Sclerosis

    Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide. It’s usually diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40, and is more common in women. Because MS affects the central nervous system, it can cause a variety of symptoms such as visual, sensory, balance and cognitive issues, as well as weakness and fatigue.

  • When Clumsiness, Slurred Speech Are a Problem, Therapy Can Help

    If you’re acting drunk -- with slurred speech and an unsteady gait -- but haven’t had a drop of alcohol, you might be suffering from damage to the cerebellum, the part of the brain responsible for coordinating movement.

  • Aquatic therapy for multiple sclerosis

    Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects upwards of 400,000 people in the United States. Many people with MS have symptoms that include fatigue, difficulty walking, stiffness and spasms, pain and parasthesias, balance difficulties, and speech problems. Finding a way to safely and effectively manage many of these symptoms can be difficult.