Rehabilitation Therapy

Aquatic therapy is the use of water and exercise to promote functional improvement. Patients can move and change positions easily in the water without the increased resistance of gravity, yet water allows resistance to be added or subtracted as needed. Movements are less painful in the water due to buoyancy and hydrostatic pressure can aid in relieving joint pain and swelling.

Patients who can benefit from aquatic therapy include patients with:

• Joint pain
• Generalized weakness
• Balance impairments
• Neurological impairment

Please ask your doctor for a referral if you are interested in utilizing aquatic therapy for your rehabilitation.

Occupational therapy offers skilled treatment to assist patients in achieving independence in activities of daily living by working on motor function of the hands/wrists. Therapists can also address issues with cognition, problem-solving and processing skills after any neurological event.

Those that may need OT may include:

• People with work related injuries
• People who have had a stroke or brain injury
• People with spinal cord injuries

Physical therapists are health care professionals who evaluate and treat people with limitations resulting from injury or disease.

We assess joint motion, muscle strength and endurance, function of heart and lungs, performance of tasks related to functional mobility (e.g. walking, stair climbing, getting in and out of bed, work tasks, etc.) and posture. Our experienced physical therapists then build a customized plan of exercises and treatments to help you regain as much strength, range of motion, and function as possible.

While in the hospital, patients usually receive treatments two times per day to help them regain strength and speed their recovery. Outpatient physical therapy is available once you go home from the hospital. You will come in to the center to receive treatment, learn exercises, and for your physical therapist to check your form to ensure you can safely repeat the exercises at home.

Those who may require the services of a speech therapist are patients who have difficulty communicating as a result of stroke, head injury, and various disease processes, including difficulty with swallowing. Patients receive one-on-one treatment in a relaxed and quiet atmosphere. Speech therapy services can provide great confidence and help build self-worth in patients. Strong family support is encouraged.