Outpatient physical rehabilitation

Our rehabilitation team works closely with patients, their caregivers and their physicians to establish individualized care plans. The ultimate goal is to improve patients' quality of life by enabling them to reach goals and gain personal independence. To help our patients succeed, we offer a range of rehabilitative therapies.

Physical therapy

We offer outpatient physical therapy to restore mobility and decrease pain through different techniques, such as therapeutic exercise, joint mobilization and manual therapy. An individualized physical therapy program may include vestibular and balance retraining and/or adaptation to prosthetic devices, in certain cases.

Occupational therapy

We offer occupational therapy to help you with activities of daily living. If you or a loved one has physical and developmental issues, our skilled occupational therapists will use adaptive equipment, sensorimotor skill training and exercises to help you learn how to live independently.

If you're recovering physically and mentally from specific disorders, diseases and conditions, we offer several specialized rehabilitation programs.

Cancer rehabilitation and wellness

As part of our hospital's commitment to high-quality cancer care, we offer a cancer-focused rehabilitation program. These services can help you improve your physical functioning and overall wellness through individualized support, treatment and various rehabilitation specialties.

Cardiac rehabilitation

We offer a robust outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program for people recovering from pulmonary and cardiac conditions. Through the program, our experienced nurses provide intensive, personalized cardiology services. This program also features medically supervised exercise and education to help restore functionality and prevent future cardiac events.

Hand therapy

Certified hand therapists are highly sought-after individuals who specialize in the treatment and rehabilitation of individuals suffering from upper extremity injuries; most specifically at the elbow, wrist and hand. These individuals utilize a complex array of therapeutic interventions to get you stronger and more functional in order to have less pain and improved mobility of your hand. We have hand therapists on staff that are able to treat the following conditions, among many others.

• Fingertip injuries
• Arthritis
• Stroke
• Tennis elbow
• De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
• Dislocated wrist bones
• Trigger finger

Lymphedema Therapy

Lymphedema is the accumulation of protein rich fluids, toxins and other cellular material within the lymphatic system. As a result of a genetic condition, or more usually following a surgery, your lymphatic system gets affected and doesn't flow as efficiently. The redness and swelling associated with lymphedema can be uncomfortable and even develop into an infection within that area if not treated appropriately. This is where lymphedema therapy can help.

Certified lymphedema therapists help with decompression and return of lymphatic fluid to lymphatic ducts via a variety of methods that will be described upon evaluation. The lymphedema therapist on our staff specializes in breast cancer upper body lymphedema wrapping. If you are needing other lymphedema therapy services you can also be referred to our sister clinic at Menorah Medical Center. They also provide lymphatic and venous wrapping for lower extremity swelling.

Outpatient Speech-Language Pathology

Our PhD trained speech therapist specializes in a variety of high-level cognitive assessments and treatment for language pathology and cognitive-communication disorders. She also specifically treats concussion and traumatic brain injury for management of symptoms as well as compensatory mechanisms to get you feeling as good as possible.

Pelvic floor therapy

We offer a pelvic floor health program that helps treat pelvic floor issues, such as:

• Abdominal pain — diastasis recti endometriosis
• Bowel dysfunction — constipation, incomplete evacuation, pain with bowel movements, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fecal incontinence, urgency and frequency
• Male pelvic pain/dysfunction — muscle weakness or tightness, groin issues and sexual function
• Musculoskeletal conditions — overactive bladder, bloating or damaged nerves
• Pelvic pain — pain with intercourse, tampon insertion, obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) exams, pain with sitting, menstrual pain, tailbone pain, vulvodynia and rectal pain
• Post-surgical conditions — pain resulting from an episiotomy, laparoscopy, hysterectomy, vaginal repair, hernia repair and abdominal surgery
• Prenatal and postpartum conditions — back pain, hip pain, pelvic pain and urinary symptoms related to pregnancy and birth
• Prolapsed organs — cystocele, enterocele, rectocele, uterine prolapse and rectal prolapse
• Urinary dysfunction — urinary frequency, urgency, hesitancy, retention, pain with voiding, incontinence (leakage) and interstitial cystitis

Pediatric physical therapy and rehabilitation

Our pediatric specialty program provides care across a range of specialties, including advanced surgeries and physical therapy and rehabilitation. Our pediatric physical therapists are trained in children's medical conditions. They evaluate your child's specific needs and design a unique program to address any functional issues. We also work with primary care physicians to provide rehabilitative services designed to restore mobility and decrease pain.

Our pediatric occupational therapists provide interventions for children who have or are at risk of having developmental delays and are experiencing difficulties functioning in one or more areas. Occupational therapy helps children develop skills crucial for independent living.

Speech Pathology services are additionally offered in the Neonatal ICU and Pediatric ICU. Specialized diagnostic and therapeutic services are provided for oral motor development and function in addition to development of feeding skills in the neonatal population. Speech, language and feeding/swallowing assessment and treatment are also provided for the pediatric patients in the pediatric ICU.

Continued treatment is offered with Speech Pathologists in the Developmental Clinic focusing on feeding/swallowing, speech production, and language/communication skills. Quantitative and qualitative assessments are completed to establish and treatment plan for children and families.

Sports medicine

Our custom-tailored orthopedic services provide preventive care, diagnoses and treatments for sports-related injuries and conditions.

Stroke rehabilitation

A stroke can impact your emotional and physical health. As part of our commitment to excellent stroke care, we offer a comprehensive stroke rehabilitation program, which helps survivors with weakness, fatigue, pain and speech and swallowing issues.

Vestibular and Concussion Rehabilitation

Our team of vestibular physical therapists help to diagnose and treat a wide array of vestibular and motor vehicle accident related conditions via a variety of therapeutic interventions. These therapists have undergone specific training and or/education to understand and treat the conditions listed below among others.

• BPPV of the posterior, horizontal, and anterior canals
• Concussion/mild TBI
• Vestibular migraine
• Labyrinthitis
• Viral neuritis
• Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness
• Headache, light sensitivity and other symptoms associated with these conditions.

Dry needling

We have multiple physical therapists who are certified in dry needling; the act of placing needles near trigger points causing a contraction or release of the muscle in terms of myofascial release. These "trigger points" are usually the result of injury, overuse, or poor muscle pattern development and recruitment. Conditions this is commonly used to help treat, in combination with exercise and other modalities, are:

• Low back pain
• Neck pain
• IT band syndrome
• Biceps tendonitis
• Achilles tendonitis