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Physical Therapy | Occupational
Therapy | Speech/Language Pathology
Physical Therapy
 Physical
therapists assess and treat patients who have
limited or impaired mobility. They also recommend
ways to improve patient safety in the home, and
teach the family how to assist the patient with
home exercise programs.
Our physical therapists can assist the patient
with:
- home safety evaluation and fall prevention
- use of wheelchair, walker, and cane
- exercises to strengthen muscles, and increase
mobility, balance and coordination
- stair climbing
- lymphedema management and treatment
- rehabilitation following orthopedic surgeries
- TENS (electrical nerve stimulation) unit-education
for shingles pain
- ultrasound for soft tissue healing.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists help the patient to
resume the activities specific to their daily
routines. They evaluate visual perceptual abilities,
and the cognitive and/or emotional affects that
may result from illness, accident or surgery.
 When
designing rehabilitation programs for patients,
occupational therapists take into account activities
such as self-care, household and/or on-the-job
tasks, leisure activities the patient enjoys,
and care that the patient may have to provide
for others – spouse, children or pets.
Our occupational therapists can assist the patient
with:
- home safety evaluation and fall prevention
- using wheelchairs, walkers or other adaptive
equipment
- bathing and dressing
- kitchen activities
- splinting to relieve cramped/spastic muscles
in hands and feet
- home adaptations to accommodate physical
limitations or special equipment
- family education related to the patient’s
needs and/or limitations
- low vision teaching and adaptation
Speech-Language Therapy
 Speech-language
pathologists evaluate communication and/or swallowing
problems for patients following a stroke, traumatic
brain injury, head and neck cancer, and/or neurological
disease, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s
disease, or ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).
Our speech-language pathologists can assist
the patient with:
- Vital-Stim swallowing therapy
- Lee Silverman voice therapy
- tongue and facial exercises
- use of communication boards
- feeding strategies and instructions
- strategies to improve speech and/or swallowing
All therapies are also available to patients
in boarding homes and assisted living facilities.
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