Physical and occupational therapies are offered on an outpatient basis for injuries and acute, chronic and post-surgical conditions that can cause pain, weakness and loss of function. United Regional’s outpatient physical and occupational therapy services provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment to help persons regain strength and return to independence.
- Specialized Rehabilitation Programs are provided for:
- Sports-specific, high-performance training
- Balance and proprioceptive coordination training
- Postural corrective exercises
- Flexibility programs
- Vestibular and inner ear exercises for dizziness
- Work simulation programs
- Spinal stabilization exercises
- Activity modification education
Pain Management Programs
Our physical therapists are trained in a wide variety of hands-on techniques to deliver optimal relief of pain. Soft tissue techniques developed by the American Academy/Association of Orthopedic Medicine such as cross friction massage and joint mobilization/manipulation are the keystone of our practice. Other hands-on techniques include:
- Neuromuscular therapy
- Myofascial release
- Trigger point therapy
- Muscle energy techniques
- 3-Dimensional spinal decompression
- Ultrasound
- Heat
- Ice
- Electrical nerve stimulation
Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy offers treatments to address patients with communicative or cognitive impairments that interfere with their ability to speak, comprehend, remember, solve problems, etc. Speech Therapy also treats conditions that impact a patient’s ability to eat and swallow.
Our speech-language pathologists have expertise and advanced training/certification in:
- Modified Barium Swallow Study for swallowing disorder evaluation.
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Deep pharyngeal Neuromuscular Stimulation for the treatment of dysphagia