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Aquatic Therapy

In-ground Aquatic Therapy Pool Equipped with an underwater treadmill, our pool allows for utilization of buoyancy, water resistance, and hydrostatic pressure to build strength, restore joint mobility, and reduce edema. Aquatic therapy significantly reduces weight bearing forces through the spine and lower extremities and will allow your patients to regain function without the pain sometimes associated with exercise on land. In addition, your patients can start the rehabilitation process much faster in water versus land when there are factors such as weightbearing restrictions, mobility limitations, and acute pain.


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• Orthopedic Injuries
• Low back pain
• Obesity
• Osteoarthritis
• Fibromyalgia
• Gait and Balance Deficits

 

Aquatic therapy offers an alternative form of rehabilitation and can be used in conjunction with more traditional outpatient therapies.

 

Individuals with a variety of disabilities and orthopedic conditions can benefit from participation in aquatic therapy. People with back problems, knee injuries, ankle injuries, and other orthopaedic injuries are just a few of who can benefit from aquatic therapy. While the pool can be used as a tool in most rehabilitation programs it is important to speak with your physician to see if aquatic therapy is right for you. The heat of the pool can be problematic for certain neurological and cardiac conditions. Careful screening and program development by a physical therapist will assure safe participation. Though aquatic therapy is not recommended for certain medical conditions, the vast majority of people can participate. Swimming experience is not necessary.

Speech Therapy

 Speech therapy aims to restore speech in patients ranging from pediatrics with developmental delays to stroke victims experiencing problems with speech or swallowing.
 Includes:

• Communication Problems
(both Comprehension and Expression)
• Attention, Memory, and Problem
Solving Difficulties
• Swallowing Difficulties
• Risk for Aspiration
• Delayed Talking/Lisp		 mom child 

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy aims at restoring the function of daily living by helping patients with grooming, cooking, housekeeping and more. We are proud to have an occupational therapist on staff that also holds a specialized certification in hand therapy.
 Includes:

• Wrist and Hand Dysfunction
• Tennis Elbow
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
• Trigger Finger Pre and Post Surgical Rehabilitation
• Stroke and Neurological Rehabilitation
• Shoulder Pain		  bikes

Hand Therapy

What is hand therapy?

Hand Therapy is a type of rehabilitation performed by an occupational or physical therapist on patients with conditions affecting the hands and upper extremities. Such therapy is performed by a provider with a high degree of specialization that requires continuing education and, often, advanced certification. This enables the hand therapist to work with patients to hasten their return to a productive lifestyle.

Who is a candidate for hand therapy?

Patients who are candidates for hand therapy may have been affected by an accident or trauma leaving them with wounds, scars, burns, injured tendons or nerves, fractures, or even amputations of the fingers, hands, or arms. Others include patients who suffer from the effects of conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome and tennis elbow, as well as from such chronic problems as arthritis or a neurologic condition (i.e., stroke).

What does hand therapy provide?

* Preventative, Non-operative or conservative treatment
* Management of acute or chronic pain
* Desensitization following nerve injury or trauma
* Sensory re-education after nerve injury
* Design and implementation of home exercise programs to increase motion, dexterity, and/or strength
* Splint fabrication for prevention or correction of injury (see Figure 1)
* Training in the performance of daily life skills through adapted methods and equipment
* Conditioning prior to returning to work
This traditional therapy aims at restoring the function of daily living by helping patients with grooming, cooking, housekeeping and more. We are proud to have an occupational therapist on staff that also holds a specialized certification in hand therapy.
Includes:
• Wrist and Hand Dysfunction
• Tennis Elbow
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
• Trigger Finger Pre and Post Surgical Rehabilitation
• Stroke and Neurological Rehabilitation
• Shoulder Pain		 hand-therapy
Content provided by the American Society of Hand Therapists.  (c) 2011 American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Physical Therapy

 This form of therapy focuses on the enhancement or restoration of movement and physical function impaired or threatened by injury, disability, surgery, or diseases of the musculoskeletal and neurological systems. Therapeutic exercises, modalities (ultrasound, massage, electrical stimulation), patient education, and joint mobilizations are some of the techniques used to facilitate patient recovery
 ncludes:

• Work and Sports Related Injuries

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• OroFacial and TMJ Pain
• Stroke and Neurological Disorder
  Rehabilitation
• Osteoarthritis / Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Joint Contractures
• Failed Back Surgeries
• Headaches
• Fibromyalgia
• Back and Neck Pain
• Balance Problems
• Ankle Sprains
• Parkinson's Disease
• Cerebral Palsy
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