A Rise Above: Occupational Therapy Services LLC

02/12/2026

Celebrating a Valentine's Birthday a bit early... Happy Birthday, Meghan! Hope you have a wonderful birthday and year traveling around the sun! 🧡💛💘🌞

02/10/2026

🧘‍♀️ Back feeling tight or stiff? Let’s fix that.

This quick video walks you through 4 gentle stretches to help relieve back tension and improve mobility:
• Cat/Cow
• Child’s Pose
• Thread the Needle
• Hamstring stretch with a nerve glide

These are great for easing stiffness from sitting, stress, or long days—and can be done at your own pace. Breathe, move slowly, and listen to your body.

▶️ Try them now, save this video for later, and share it with someone whose back could use a reset. Still tight? Call us and schedule an appointment for added relief and strengthening!

02/09/2026

And we have a winner! Congrats on your score 😉...WTG 🏈🔵🟢

02/07/2026

Reaching all Occupational Therapists on this page who have an interest in vision remediation.... we have requested of the Representative Assembly that an AOTA position paper be written in support of what we do everyday so that it is recognized and standards are created for collaborative care. If you are a member, please make your voice heard by voting green on this emerging practice area. We can't do this in isolation or silos....please support this request with your own stories of success. 👀🧠

Please share on your favorite OT and vision pages and read the explanation of the why below in the comments!

American Occupational Therapy Association 7501 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 510E Bethesda, MD 20814-6519 phone: 1-800-729-2682 email: customerservice@aota.org

02/06/2026

Score guesses are in and we wore Football Friday 🏈 Closest guess wins a fun basket....and yes...we went with a PA theme! It's Eagles vs Steelers, right?

02/05/2026

✨ Mini Win: Progress after discharge ✨

“I still have occasional issues with explaining my thoughts backwards. However, I now take it slow and cautious—and that really helps, especially with work meetings. My confidence is back, which as you know I struggled with all last summer.”

This win isn’t about being symptom-free.

It’s about:
🧠 Recognizing processing differences instead of fighting them
⏸️ Using intentional pacing as a strategy
💬 Communicating more clearly in high-demand work situations
💪 Rebuilding confidence that had been lost

This is what sustainable progress looks like—
not pushing through, but knowing how to support your brain when it needs it.

Sometimes the biggest wins show up after therapy ends.

02/04/2026

✨ Mini Win: Awareness is the first win ✨

“I feel like a lot of my issues are related to my brain not processing what I’m seeing. I’m finally realizing this now because we’ve started interoception. There’s no way I would have recognized this before doing this with you.”

This is a powerful shift.

This win isn’t about fixing everything yet—it’s about:
🧠 Recognizing how the brain processes visual information
👀 Connecting symptoms to visual load and effort
💛 Developing interoceptive awareness that wasn’t there before
🌱 Gaining insight that creates choice, control, and regulation

When someone can name what’s happening in their body and brain, they’re no longer guessing or blaming themselves—they’re learning.

And that awareness?
That’s the foundation for everything that comes next.

02/04/2026

Teaching the future....

Thanks, Moravian, for having us guest lecture in your graduate level OT Neuro class on the performance component of vision 🧠👀

02/03/2026

This is PT here at A Rise Above...Trigger Point Release with party blowers!

When the tolerance was limited to sustained pressure, we tried regulated breathing and sensory regulation strategies by blowing out with the myofascial release.

Patient's response: You can push on it again. I can't feel it.
Jesse's response: I was the whole time, bud!

Result: pain reduction and increased range of motion

02/02/2026

✨ Mini Win: Game. Set. Match. ✨

When you treat two tennis players—and they both come back with wins like this:

“I was able to play multiple tennis matches over the weekend without my knee hurting during or after—for the first time in years!”

“This was the first time in 8 or 9 months I could play tennis without knee pain.”

This is what functional progress looks like:
🎾 Returning to a sport they love
🦵 Playing multiple matches—not just testing it once
💪 Strength, mobility, and confidence working together
🧠 Trusting their bodies again during real competition

No flare-ups. No next-day regret.
Just playing the game—fully.

Game. Set. Match.

02/01/2026

✨ Mini win. Major meaning. ✨

“I PLAYED Scrabble for the first time in over a year. I mean, I didn’t just sit there and move the tiles. I actually PLAYED the game!”

This wasn’t just about getting through a turn.

This was about:
♟️ Planning ahead and thinking strategically
🧠 Using working memory, attention, and cognitive flexibility
🎯 Choosing tiles with intention—not guesswork
💬 Re-engaging in a meaningful social activity
💪 Reclaiming confidence after a long break

When someone goes from participating on the sidelines to fully engaging—planning, anticipating, and enjoying the process—that’s real progress.

Mini win?
Only in name.