PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, SPEECH AND MASSAGE THERAPY

HOURS AND CONTACT

PHYSICAL THERAPY

• Basic mobility training (bed mobility, transfers, ambulation)
• Management of pain, swelling, joint stiffness, muscle spasm and contractures
• Improve mobility and flexibility
• Develop muscle strength
• Lower back pain, neck pain, knee and hip pain
• Improve cardiovascular and respiratory endurance
• Retraining of balance and coordination
• Treatment of Vertigo, Dizziness
• Improve posture and body mechanics
• Wound Care
• TMJ disorders
• Adaptive equipment (walkers, canes, etc.) prescription and training
• Orthotic (braces, splints, shoe inserts, etc.) and prosthetic devices prescriptions, training and application as appropriate
• Home exercise programs, fitness, and wellness

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

• Training on self care and home management (dressing, grooming, eating, bathing, cooking, money management, housekeeping)
• Adaptive equipment for activities of daily living
• Upper extremity range of motion, strengthening and coordination
• Functional Capacity Evaluations, Work Conditioning program
• Home Assessments
• Sensory integration
• Neuromuscular reeducation
• Wheelchair/scooter fitting, positioning and training
• Orthotics (upper extremity splits, etc.)
• Improvement of arousal, attention, and cognition

SPEECH THERAPY

All ages and medical diagnoses are included in our scope of care, such as autism, aphasia, apraxia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, strokes, difficulties arising from radiation therapy, surgeries, and head injury, among others.

• Language therapy for challenges with expressing oneself verbally and in writing as well as understanding information one hears or sees/reads.
• Dysphagia therapy for eating, chewing, swallowing, oral vs. non-oral nutritional support, and feeding adaptation.  Video Fluoroscopic Swallowing studies (involves medical imaging) and clinical swallowing evaluations are also provided.
• Cognitive therapy for attention to task, memory, orientation, thought organization, problem-solving, abstract reasoning, auditory processing, etc.
• Nonverbal communication therapy for artificial larynx, use, augmentative communication devices, and gesture/sign.
• Voice, fluency (stuttering), and laryngeal therapy.

MASSAGE THERAPY

Therapeutic benefits of massage includes:

• Decreasing pain including soft tissue strains or injuries and scar tissue build up.
• Reducing anxiety and stress thus improving mood.
• Improving range of motion
• Decreasing carpal tunnel symtoms
• Relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles
• Increasing circulation and reduce blood pressure
• Lessening anxiety and depression and help improve sleep
• Relieving back, neck, and shoulder pain
• Promoting tissue regeneration
• Relieve post-surgery adhesion and swelling
• Relieving migraines and headaches

WHY CHOOSE US?

Our rehabilitation department is able to offer more intensive in-patient rehabilitation than most nursing homes due to our special Critical Access Hospital designation. This designation allows us to spend more time with our patients and allocate more resources. Because of this, our average patient length of stay time is half of what a patient would average at a nursing home-based skilled care unit. This means we can get a patient healthier and back home quicker.

Our therapy space, equipment and staff specialization that is available to out-patients are superior to others in the area which leads to more effective outcomes.

OUR STAFF

Pedro (“Peter”) Becerra, DPT, is a licensed physical therapist and board certified orthopedic rehabilitation specialist by the American P.T. Association board of specialties. He is also a credentialed clinical instructor by the APTA, for students from St. Ambrose University, Midwestern University and Blackhawk College.

Kristin Charleston, PTA- specializes in Geriatrics, Vestibular Rehab, Lymphedema Management, and Kinesio Taping 

Logan Frame, DPT, MS, is a licensed physical therapist. He specializes in sports rehabilitation with a background as strength coach and personal fitness trainer.

Joy Johnson, OTR/L is certified occupational therapist. She specializes in upper extremity rehabilitation, ergonomics, functional capacity evaluations, work conditioning, and wheelchair prescription. She also provide clinical training for students from the Ross College COTA program.

Amy Sumption, COTA/L- licensed Occupational Therapy Assistant with emphasis in Geriatrics

Amber Hopkins, Licensed Massage Therapist, specializes in deep tissue massage.