Events › Safety and Independence in the Kitchen: A Guide to Equipment and Strategies

Occupational Therapist Allison Pinsince leads this program focusing on adaptive tools, techniques, and equipment to help maintain independence and safety in the kitchen setting.

This program will be helpful for people who are recovering from surgery or injury as well as people who are limited in their mobility in the kitchen. This could be helpful for people who have arthritis, have suffered a stroke, have undergone total joint replacements such as hip, knee, or shoulder replacements, and for people whose activity tolerance is limited due to other underlying medical conditions. It will also be helpful for anyone looking to improve their ability to make a meal in the kitchen but currently feels limited in this area.

This program will be held in the Nutrition Lab at the Roxbury Branch.

Allison Pinsince (OT, MS, OTR, CHT, CLT) is an Occupational Therapist who has been practicing for 16 years. She started her career at Mass General Hospital in the inpatient service where she worked with patients with a variety of medical, orthopedic, and neurological conditions. She now works in the outpatient department and is a Certified Hand Therapist and Certified Lymphedema therapist working with people who have arm and upper extremity issues as well as patients with lymphedema due to breast cancer. She is a Senior Occupational Therapist in the department and an Advanced Clinician.

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