Memorial Hospital's Rehabilitation Services staff offers some of the region's
most comprehensive rehabilitation services. Our dynamic rehabilitation
team includes professionals from physical therapy, occupational therapy,
speech therapy and audiology. The team provides services across the continuum
of care spanning from inpatient treatment and acute rehab to outpatient
treatment. Some therapy services can be provided at the job-site. The
therapy staff pursues continuing education and training to ensure they
stay up-to-date on the latest and most effective forms of treatment available.
What Types of Services Do We Provide?
Physical Therapyprovides treatment to improve mobility, balance, and strength. Therapists
also provide pain management techniques. Some diagnoses treated include:
Occupational Therapyprovides treatment to improve strength, range of motion, and pain management
for independence in everyday activities. Some diagnoses treated include:
Disorders of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand, including rotator cuff
and carpal tunnel injuries
Concussion Rehab: Concussions may occur from incidents such as a sports injury, fall, or
motor vehicle accident. We have therapists trained to treat concussion
symptoms and subsequent dysfunctions including dizziness, impaired balance,
headaches, cervical pain, and position intolerance to allow for return
to sports, work, and daily activities.
Vestibular Rehabilitation: This service utilizes Frenzel video goggles and hands-on assessment to
treat people with dizziness, spinning, light headedness, and balance loss.
Pelvic Health: Pelvic health services include treatment for stress and urge incontinence,
pelvic pain, painful intercourse, pregnancy, postpartum care, and back
pain related to pregnancy.
Dry Needling: Dry needling is performed by a physical therapist using an acupuncture-type
needle for the treatment of pain, neuromuscular dysfunctions, and movement
impairments.
Lymphedema Management: Lymphedema is a swelling due to trauma, surgery, or inherited deficiency
in the lymphatic system. We have lymphedema therapists that can help manage
these symptoms through manual lymph drainage techniques, bandaging, and
exercises.
Sportsmetrics: Sportsmetrics is a research and evidence-based training program designed
to safely and effectively return athletes to sports or activity following
ACL injury or reconstruction, as well as other knee and lower extremity injuries.
Cranial Sacral Therapy (CST): This service uses light touch to the bones of the head, spinal column,
and sacrum to provide relief from migraine headaches, neck pain, back
pain, and more, as well as to decrease stress from chronic injuries.
Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Therapy: The service utilizes a specialized tourniquet system while exercising,
which allows significantly lighter weight to be used while still creating
a hypertrophy (growth) and strength response. It can be used for a variety
of conditions when criteria are met.
Did You Know?
Direct Access: Physical therapy and occupational therapy services can now be received
without a health care provider order for up to 42 consecutive days (this
excludes government insurances such as Medicare and Medicaid).
Industrial Rehabilitation: Memorial Hospital's Rehabilitation Services provide on-site industrial
rehabilitation services for physical and occupational therapy and includes
onsite treatment of injuries, prevention strategies, and job-site analysis.
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