Regain Your Mobility & Strength after an Illness or Injury
Even after you’ve recovered from the most pressing pains from an
injury or illness, the long-term effects of the condition could live you
with limited mobility. Physical therapy is an intensive program designed
to help you regain your strength and range of motion after an injury or
illness. Medical conditions affect everyone differently, and even if you
sustained an injury similar to someone else, there is no guarantee that
the treatment that worked for them will work for you. This is why physical
therapy programs are built from the ground up to meet the unique needs
of each individual patient.
At RRH, physical therapy begins with an initial interview and assessment
with one of our experienced physical therapists. During this meeting,
you will have the chance to tell us more about the specific challenges
you face because of your condition and what your key goals for physical
therapy are. We will then begin the development of your personalized treatment plan.
When Can Physical Therapy Help?
People are referred to physical therapists for many reasons. Most any condition
that makes it more difficult to move or use your strength to the fullest
may warrant the need for physical therapy. In many cases, physical therapy
is integral to the long-term recovery process. Trying to recover without
exercising to flex and strengthen muscles and lead to lifelong feelings
of stiffness and pain.
Patients are frequently referred to physical therapy after they have been
impacted by one or more of the following:
Stroke
Car accident injuries
An intensive surgical procedure
Cerebral palsy
A sports-related injury
Osteoporosis
Arthritis
Parkinson’s disease
A traumatic brain injury
Multiple sclerosis
A physical therapy program typically lasts for several weeks or months.
It is important to keep up with your appointments to continue the momentum
of recovery. Your progress will be assessed during each visit so that
your physical therapy team can make adjustments to the treatment plan
as needed.
Physical therapy helps patients regain both strength and mobility after
an injury due to illness or from a condition. Our physical therapists
address your need to return to both work and play, sporting activities
or routines of daily life. We have physical therapists who are skilled
in the treatment of orthopedic and sports injuries utilizing their experience
in manual therapy techniques and exercise program planning. We also have
physical therapists who are experienced in the treatment of neurological
disorders and injuries including stroke, Parkinson’s disease, traumatic
brain injury and multiple sclerosis.
Other Outpatient Services
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy involves the rehabilitation of patients who have difficulty
performing the activities of daily living, including dressing and grooming
as well as work and leisure activities. Our occupational therapists are
skilled in providing treatment designed to maximize patient function.
Occupational therapists also treat hand and upper extremity function and
injury for cumulative trauma, tendon repairs, fractures, scarring and
neurological deficits.
Speech therapy focuses on the treatment of problems with language, speaking,
communication, and swallowing. Our speech therapists are skilled in comprehensive
swallowing assessments including video-fluoroscopic studies as well as
cognitive linguistic disorders, utilizing these techniques to develop
an individualized treatment regimen to maximize the ability of each patient.
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