MAKING A COMEBACK

There are many reasons why patients need to go through physical rehabilitation programs, but whether it’s surgery, injury, stroke or any number of circumstances that create pain and affect mobility,
The Rehabilitation Department of SMHC is here to help. We provide friendly and experienced staff, a pleasant and clean environment, and state-of-the-art approaches to rehabilitative care.  

Our services are compassionate and personal, and we’ll always share in the low points, triumphs and successes you’re sure to have.

Our board-certified medical director of physical medicine and rehabilitation, as well as our team of specialists, will give you the “how-to” and the hope needed to improve the quality of life for you and your family.

Services • Programs



Services

Basic rehabilitation services are generally divided into four groups:

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation helps manage musculoskeletal injuries, rehabilitative care and pain intervention, and performs electrodiagnostic studies. On-site doctors provide expertise through personal consultations and medical direction.

Physical Therapy evaluates and treats health problems resulting from illness or injury. Therapists assess joint motion, muscle strength, endurance and postural problems, and perform pain management with the ultimate goal of more functional living for patients.

Occupational Therapy helps patients re-learn or compensate for activities of daily living that have been disrupted by accident or illness. Services are provided for individuals with mental, physical, sensory, visual and cognitive deficits.

Speech-Language Pathology provides comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services to patients with impairments of speech, language, voice and swallowing.



Programs

General Orthopedic Rehabilitation
For patients with a variety of orthopedic disorders including fractures and degenerative joint disease. To improve strength, range of motion, flexibility and increase functioning in activities of daily living.

Back Rehabilitation
Therapists skilled in increasing strength, flexibility and the ability to function in daily activities. We provide education in proper care of the back, including techniques for avoiding injury, and therapy to provide relief from pain, to decrease swelling and promote healing.

General Conditioning
To enhance functional ability in daily activities and mobility. This includes strengthening, improving general fitness, balance, gait and endurance. Ergonomic consultation and training is also offered by our occupational therapists.

Pre- & Post-Surgical Rehabilitation
Pre-operative education for patients and families, with prompt post-surgical therapy for faster recovery.

Joint Program
For total hip, knee and shoulder replacements, back surgeries, rotator cuff repairs and more. Therapies for mobility and ambulatory recovery and complication-free hospitalization.

Geriatric Rehabilitation
Conditions associated with aging, including degenerative joint disease, gait and cognitive difficulties, as well as risk of falling. Each patient receives a customized rehabilitation program to address all of their concerns, including the family as an integral part of rehabilitation.

Amputee & Vascular Disease Program
Therapy employed to increase a person’s level of functioning limited by peripheral vascular disease. Physical Therapy is often directly involved in wound care and may employ whirlpool treatments. Patients are treated as they recover from loss of limb and its consequences. The recovery program includes extensive gait training, education and training on prosthetic use as well as wound care.

Hand Therapy
Objective measures of hand function are taken using specialized equipment, and prefabricated and customized splints are fitted. Common conditions include carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, wrist/hand fractures or tendonitis, as well as post-surgical management of reconstructive procedures of the hand.

Dysphagia
Difficulty in swallowing is treated by modified barium swallow studies performed by a speech-language pathologist, who recommends therapy and modes of safe swallowing.

Communication & Speech Therapy
Speech-language pathologists provide education and therapy to improve speech, voice and language problems following illnesses such as stroke.

Facial Muscle Exercise Program
Facial paralysis, following illnesses such as Bell’s Palsy, can be debilitating. A speech-language pathologist provides a facial muscle exercise program and stimulates paralyzed muscles through various techniques including electrical stimulation.

EMG/Nerve Conduction Testing
Conducted by doctors in physical medicine and rehabilitation, where the physiological functioning of the nerve and/or muscle is determined. For carpal tunnel syndrome, polyneuropathy (most commonly caused from diabetes), cervical and lumbar root injuries and other neuromuscular problems.

Stroke/Neurological Rehabilitation
An integral part of the recovery process following stroke or other neurological injury.  Rehabilitation attempts to facilitate recovery while teaching compensatory techniques. These functions include daily activities, mobility, cognition, communication and swallowing. This rehabilitation department also runs a monthly stroke support group.

Pain Management Program
Supervised by a board-certified physician who specializes in pain management, therapists use various advanced therapeutic techniques to help manage pain.

Vestibular Rehabilitation
To assist with balance problems, therapists offer a vestibular balance exercise-training program to help build tolerance and increase safety in walking on even and uneven surfaces.

Pediatric Rehabilitation
Therapists treat patients from infancy through adolescence, including newborns in the neonatal intensive care units. Developmental delays, spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy and Down’s syndrome are some commonly treated disorders.

Women’s Health
Edema management, post-mastectomy, and pre- and post-natal health through exercise programs and education, as well as the prevention and alleviation of bladder problems.