An OT Who Helped a Patient Make History in Tennessee

Rehab Without Walls Neuro Rehabilitation

Rehab Without Walls Occupational Therapist Anne Moorman has been Working Smart and Doing Good in Hendersonville, TN. Recognized for her clinical leadership and the difference she has made for stroke survivors, Anne reflects BrightSpring’s LEGACY value of Get Going, taking an idea from possibility to outcome with the kind of initiative that quietly changes a patient’s life.

When Anne’s clinic held an in-service on a new device that could help post-stroke patients regain upper-extremity function, she didn’t take notes and move on. She thought immediately of her client and set up a consultation. The client went on to become the first patient in Tennessee to receive a Vivistim device, an FDA-approved implant that simulates the brain through the vagus nerve to support stroke rehabilitation.

Anne helped design the post-implant therapy protocol and stayed close to her client through every stage of recovery — making sure documentation was completed before surgery to reduce stress and delay, adapting scheduling around the client’s needs, and tracking her progress with the clinical care that made each next step possible.

For the first time since her stroke, the client could comb her hair, open cabinet and refrigerator doors, stabilize a book while reading, and carry laundry baskets. Anne continues to talk with current patients about Vivistim and look for new ways to help the people in her care live the lives they want. For families, she turns complex treatments into goal-oriented journeys, building confidence at every stage. For patients, she brings the conviction that meaningful change is still possible — even years after a stroke.

“Her mood improved, she regained hope, and we saw improvements in her attention and cognition as well. It has been inspiring to see her begin talking about returning to work and driving again for the first time,” said Anne.

Congratulations, Anne. The way you Get Going — hearing about a possibility, recognizing who it could help, and making it happen — is exactly the kind of clinical leadership that lets patients reclaim what their recovery once seemed to take from them.

Work Smart. Do Good

said Anne.