Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Speech Therapy
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy deals with identifying and treating people who have medical problems
so that they are able to function at maximum capacity in their everyday lives. Physical
Therapists (PTs) also help prevent conditions associated with loss of mobility through
fitness and wellness programs that promote healthy and active lifestyles. PTs use
techniques that promote movement, function, pain reduction, and prevent disability.
Conditions that PTs may manage include, but are not limited to:
• back and neck pain
• spinal/joint conditions, like arthritis
• biomechanical problems/muscular control
• cerebral palsy/spinal bifida
• heart/lung conditions, like atelectasis
• sport-related injuries
• headaches, especially of the tension variety
• stress incontinence
• neurological conditions, like stroke/multiple sclerosis
There are four types of physical therapy treatment available that cover the range of
conditions above. They are musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, neurological, and
integumentary.
MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSICAL THERAPY
Musculoskeletal physiotherapists diagnose, treat, and help prevent pain by prescribing
things like exercise, manual therapy, soft tissue massage, and various forms of
electrophysical agents.
CARDIOPULMONARY PHYSICAL THERAPY
Cardiopulmonary physical therapists help patients of all ages in a variety of ways. They
treat acute problems like asthma, they’re involved in the preparation and recovery of
patients from major surgery, and they also treat a range of chronic cardiac and
respiratory conditions.
NEUROLOGICAL PHYSICAL THERAPY
Treatment in this area is based upon exercises to restore mobility through overcoming
motor disabilities and improving motor patterns.
INTEGUMENTARY PHYSICAL THERAPY
Treatments in this area revolve around the skin and related organs, mostly with wounds
and burns. Therapy involves treatment, scar prevention, or scar reduction.
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Occupational Therapy
At PCMH, our occupational therapists will help you get back on your feet in no time.
Most commonly, we assist you following a mental or physical illness or disability,
enabling you to make the most of your skills and abilities, so that you live life to its
fullest.
Activities of daily living can vary from bathing , driving, playing, working, homemaking, etc. People of all ages from chidren to adults have functional limitations that may in some way impair their ability to complete daily tasks. Occupational therapists use adaptive techniques, modify equipment or the environment to assist patients to improve their independence.
Our patient population includes pediatric through adult age patients with various diagnoses such as, but not limited to:
- arthritis
- joint replacement
- strokes
- general debility
- muscular disorders
- neurological disorders
- ADHD
- developmental disabilities
- sensory disorders
- autism/PDD
- parkinson's disease
- alzheimer's disease
- fractures
Occupational therapists help increase function in activities of daily living by:
- perform a comprehensive evaluation
- develop goals and plan of care with patient and family that are important for them to improve
- focus on strengthening or improving skills to increase independence
- find alternative methods of performing daily tasks
- modify activities through skills or by using adaptive equipment
Our occupational therapists focus on making your independence a reality. While we
cannot guarantee complete independence depending on the nature of your disability,
we will work with you to come up with other strategies, techniques, or adaptations so
you can be as independent as possible.
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Speech Therapy
Speech language therapy includes prevention, diagnosis, habilitation, and rehabilitation
of communication, swallowing(or other upper aerodigestive disorders), and the
modification of communication behaviors, and enhancement of communication.
At PCMH, you’ll receive the best speech therapy we have to offer, including:
prevention, screening, consultation, assessment/diagnosis, treatment,
intervention, management, counseling, and follow-up services
for disorders of:
speech
language
swallowing/other upper aerodigestive functions
cognitive aspects of communication
sensory awareness
establishing speech-generating devices
providing services to individuals with hearing loss and their
families/caregivers
screening the hearing of individuals in order to recommend further
evaluation and management
using instrumentation to observe, collect data, and measure parameters of
communication and swallowing, or other upper aerodigestive
functions in accordance with the principles of evidence-based
practice
selecting, fitting, and establishing effective use of prosthetic/adaptive
devices for communication, swallowing, or other upper aerodigestive
functions (this does not include devices used by individuals with
hearing loss or other auditory problems)
assessing central auditory processing disorders and intervening where
there’s evidence of speech, language, and/or other
communication disorders
educating and counseling individuals, families, and others regarding
acceptance, adaptation, and decision-making about
speech/auditory disorders
providing community awareness, education, and traning programs to
facilitate full participation in communication, and the elimination of
societal barriers
collaborating with and providing information to medical professionals as
individual needs dictate
addressing behaviors and environments that affect speech/auditory
disorders
providing services to modify/enhance communication performance
recognizing the need to provide services to individuals from diverse cultural
backgrounds and being able to adjust assessment/treatment
accordingly
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