THERAPY SERVICES BY LICENSED STAFF WITH DEDICATED ADULT AND PEDIATRIC THERAPISTS FOR PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY.

Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy addresses the patient's rehabilitation to return to functional mobility, improvement of musculoskeletal coordination, and management of pain and dysfunction. Specifically, physical therapy provides:

• Gait training: retraining to improve the quality of walking;
  
• Muscle strengthening and coordination;
  
• Joint range of motion/mobilization;
  
• Balance activities for controlled and coordinated movements;
  
• Pain management;
  
• Manual therapy: hands-on therapy to improve muscle and joint functions;
• Modalities: ultrasound, electrical stimulation, etc.; and,
• Neuromuscular facilitation: hands-on work used to stimulate muscle function.

Physical therapists working in a rehabilitation setting integrate their knowledge of joint and muscle function with deficits in the patient's mobility to return them to their highest level of functional movement.

Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy addresses a person's ability to perform basic self-care and independent living skills at their highest level of independence. They also address disabilities relate to upper extremity function, cognition, and psychosocial adjustment to their environment. Occupational therapy in rehabilitation settings address:

• Self care needs: dressing, bathing, toileting, grooming, feeding;
  
• Balance issues: sitting balance, standing balance;
  
• Cognitive skills: problem solving, memory, attention, judgment;
  
• Independent living skills: cooking, cleaning, money management;
  
• Psychosocial issues: stress management, adjustment to illness;
  
• Upper extremity rehab: range of motion, strength, sensation; and,
• Sensory integration.

Occupational therapists are responsible for assisting patients to maximize their level of independence for performing daily tasks.

Speech Language Pathology in the Outpatient Setting
Speech therapy addresses communication and feeding. The patient's ability to communicate their needs is almost as basic as their ability to feed themselves. Speech pathologists address:

• Dysphagia: impaired feeding/swallowing strategies;
  
• Oral motor control: treatment to improve function of the mouth;
  
• Neurological communication deficits: difficulty speaking after a stroke, etc.;
  
• Cognitive deficits: memory, reading, problem solving, sequencing; and,
  
• Communication compensation: communication boards, sign language.

The speech therapist addresses deficits in areas that profoundly affect one's quality of life - communication and feeding.