Rehabilitation Services - Physical, Occupational, & Speech Therapy

Hours

Monday - Friday
7:00 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m.
Later appointments may be available upon request

Please call (712) 623-7163 to schedule an appointment!

Physical Therapy

With many illnesses or injuries, a variety of movement and functionality deficits may occur. Physical therapists are the hands-on specialists who evaluate, treat, and help prevent these problems. They work directly with patients on an inpatient or outpatient basis to help increase movement potential and decrease pain, while aiding recovery and achieving therapy goals.

Who can benefit from physical therapy?

Physical therapy helps many types of people, from someone learning to walk again after a stroke to a person regaining use of an injured hand. Among people who most commonly benefit from physical therapy are those who have experienced:

Stroke
Head injury
Joint replacement
Fractures
Back and neck problems
Arthritis and joint pain
Tendinitis/Duritis
Strains/sprains
Work-related injuries
Sports injuries
Neurological Disorders
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction/Incontinence

How physical therapy can help

Once the patient's specific needs are determined, physical therapy can help restore function and develop skills that will increase mobility and safety. Specifically, physical therapy most often involves the following treatments to help achieve the highest possible level of health:
Balance training
Gait training
Range of motion exercises
Neuromuscular re-education
Pain management
Wound care
Therapeutic exercise to improve strength and endurance
Orthotic/prosthetic training
Function mobility skills
Joint and soft tissue mobilization
Sports retraining
Women's Health Services
Pelvic Floor Retraining

Occupational Therapy

The goal of occupational therapy is to help people re-establish some or all of their independence as they recover from injury or illness. Therapy programs include individualized assessment of home and job situations, as well as treatment and training to rebuild skills and strength. For some patients, that could be simply learning to use a spoon or tie shoes again or it may include finding alternative methods to help accomplish daily tasks and activities.

Who can benefit from occupational therapy?

Occupational therapy helps people whose ability to remain self-sufficient has been disrupted by illness, injury, developmental disability or the normal aging process. While it can help an injured worker recover and return to work, occupational therapy can help other people as well, from children with disabilities to adults who may have trouble properly grooming or feeding themselves for a variety of reasons. The therapist not only helps the patients, but also assists caregivers and family members. Some of the patients who benefit from occupational therapy include those who have experienced:
Stroke
Head injury
Neurological disorders
Developmental delay
Work-related injuries
Cumulative trauma disorder

How occupational therapy can help

Occupational therapy programs are designed to identify specific needs and provide treatment that can bring back health, confidence and self-sufficiency in a work-related, as well as home environment.

Treatments often focus on:
Activities of daily living (feeding, dressing, grooming)
Positioning
Adaptive equipment
Home safety and management
Cognition/dementia management
Upper extremity, fine motor and therapeutic exercise programs
Bathroom safety
Visual/perceptual programs
Caring for splints
Hand therapy
Work injury
Job analysis

Speech-Language Therapy

Speech-language therapy involves a variety of treatments to help improve communication and swallowing.

Who can benefit from speech-language therapy?

Speech-language therapy can help people of all ages with many types of communication disorders, whether from ongoing difficulties or a sudden injury. Patients who benefit from speech-language therapy include those who have experienced:
Stroke
Head or neck injury
Certain cancers
Neurological disorders
Developmental disabilities

How speech-language therapy can help

Speech-language therapy can enhance the patient's quality of life by improving many aspects of communication.

Treatments often focus on:
Verbal and written expression
Swallowing
Reading comprehension
Cognition/dementia management
Alternative communication systems
Slurred speech
Stuttering or stammering
The inability to form words
Hearing impairment rehabilitation
Developmental speech-language delay/disorder
Improving memory skills
Voice disorders