Physical therapy and rehabilitation at Belton Regional Medical Center

Sports medicine and rehabilitation services in Belton, Missouri

Getting back to your life after experiencing an injury, surgery or serious health condition can be challenging, but the skilled therapists and sports medicine professionals at Belton Regional Medical Center can help. Our experts use a wide range of research-based treatments to reduce pain and restore strength and mobility.

To learn more about our rehab services, call (816) 348-1203.

Outpatient rehabilitation services

Our goal is to improve your quality of life and help you return to the activities you enjoy. To accomplish this, our multidisciplinary team creates an individualized treatment plan.

We believe individual involvement is essential. We offer patient and caregiver education so they can actively participate in the recovery process.

Physical therapy

Our physical therapists treat a variety of diagnoses, including:

• Balance deficits
• Cancer fatigue and lymphedema
• Chronic pain
• Concussion
• Dizziness due to a vestibular disorder
• Joint pain
• Neurological conditions such as stroke and TBIs
• Orthopedic injuries and surgeries

Our physical therapists provide a variety of types of treatments, including:

• Agility and strength training for athletes returning to sport
• Blood-flow restriction training
• Dry needling
• Employee health
• Fall prevention training
• Functional activities
• Gait training
• Joint and soft tissue mobilization
• Manual therapy
• Therapeutic exercise

Specialty rehabilitation services

Oncology rehabilitation program

Oncology rehabilitation (also known as cancer rehab) is a part of our comprehensive oncology program. Cancer rehab helps patients overcome the obstacles of survivorship by providing individualized and custom management of the side effects of cancer and its treatments. Our cancer rehab-focused team understands how cancer and the side effects of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery can change how your body feels and moves. Our skilled therapists can help you manage pain and improve mobility, muscle weakness and balance deficits, fatigue, peripheral neuropathy and oncology-related lymphedema.

Vestibular rehabilitation

Vestibular rehabilitation therapy uses specialized exercises and therapies to help patients deal with dizziness and balance issues due to conditions ranging from inner ear issues to post-concussion syndrome. Our rehab specialists use specific exercises and therapies to help the brain adapt to new ways of creating balance in posture, movement, coordination and sight.

Dry needling

Dry needling is a specialized therapy to facilitate healing and maximize your quality of life after recovery. This therapy uses fine needles inserted into certain trigger points in the body—this could be a painful knot in muscles, tendons, ligaments and even around certain nerves to stimulate a healing response. Various conditions may be treated with dry needling to help manage pain and decrease muscle tightness. It can also help improve movement, range of motion and overall daily function.

Occupational therapy

Our occupational therapists treat a variety of diagnoses including:

• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Hand dexterity impairments
• Joint pain
• Neurological conditions such as stroke and TBIs
• Orthopedic injuries and surgeries
• Tendonitis

Our occupational therapists provide a variety of types of treatments including:

• Functional activities and ADLs
• Joint and soft tissue mobilization
• Mirror therapy
• NMES
• Orthopedic splinting
• Therapeutic exercise

Speech therapy

Our speech therapists treat a variety of diagnoses, including:

• Aphasia
• Cognitive deficits such as memory, attention, reasoning and problem solving
• Concussion
• Dysarthria
• Dysphagia
• Voice disorders

Our speech therapists provide a variety of types of treatments, including:

• Cognitive therapy
• Exercises and compensatory strategies
• E-STIM for swallow difficulties
• Language therapy for verbal and written communication
• Speech therapy

Sports medicine services

Our sports medicine team serves our community schools, including Belton, Ray-Pec, and Grandview.  The athletic trainers treat all types of athletic injuries, from ankle sprains to ACL tears.  They will work together to get your student-athlete back to the sport or activity they love. 

Concussion management

Our athletic trainers provide ImPACT or SWAY neurocognitive tests to help manage your concussion. ImPACT is the most widely used test and currently the choice of the MLB, NHL, NBA, MLS and NFL. Neurocognitive tests help physicians evaluate an athlete’s recovery following a concussion. In the preseason, each athlete is given a baseline test. Should a concussion occur, a follow-up test may be administered to see if results have changed from the baseline to help determine if an athlete is ready to return to action. We partner with local school and community sports programs for concussion baseline testing. Please check with your athletic program to see if baseline testing is offered.