Amanda Meyer, MS OTR/L

Amanda Meyer, MS OTR/L

Level III Inpatient Occupational Therapist

Education

Master of Science Occupational Therapy, Springfield College
Bachelor’s Degree, Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, Springfield College

Amanda Meyer is a Level III Inpatient Occupational Therapist at Gaylord Specialty Healthcare since 2017. She serves as one of the six members of the operations group for the Milne Institute of Healthcare Innovation which is part of Gaylord’s research and applied technology sector. Along with her duties as a full time clinician, she leads the therapy staff in facilitation of clinical research and applied technology to advance evidenced based practice. Meyer has been an Occupational Therapist for nine years working in acute care and long term acute care settings. Along with her research interests, Amanda has clinical expertise in the areas of stroke and traumatic brain injury and is certified in treating patients with Ventricular Assistive Devices.

Contribution to Science

Research in progress including:

• Cognitive screening tool
• Balance perturbation in body weight support
• Visual field expansion therapy after neurological event

PrePrints
Patient Outcomes and Lessons-Learned from Treating Patients with Severe COVID-19 at a Long Term Care Hospital

Inducing Body-Weight Supported Postural Perturbations during Gait and Balance Exercises to Improve Balance after Stroke – A Pilot Study

Presentations at local level

Discover how Gaylord's setting provides a restorative, healing environment for our patients and their families. For details and videos about specific programs see the individual program pages.

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Amanda Meyer, MS OTR/L

Level III Inpatient Occupational Therapist

ameyer@gaylord.org