Sierra Vista Regional Health Center:::Quality People-Quality Care

The science of healing … the art of caring reflects the spirit of care and compassion of our Rehabilitation Services Department as we offer an unequaled range of rehabilitation programs. As a regional provider, we serve a dynamic, comprehensive role in the delivery of health care by improving and maintaining the quality of life for our patients. Our licensed and certified team of physical, occupational, and speech therapists, assistants, and support professionals provide health care services to patients of all ages and health conditions, treating the consequences of disease or injury by addressing impairments, functional limitations, and/or disabilities in our patients.

We serve these patient populations:

- Orthopedic Conditions
- Neurologic Conditions
- Acute (ICU, Telemetry, Medical/Surgical)
- General Medical
- Wound Care
- Diabetes
- Connective Tissue Conditions
- Chronic Pain
- Pediatrics
- Cardiopulmonary/Circulatory
- Amputees
- Lymphedemia
- Athletes/Sports Injury
- Industrial Injury
- Hand, Wrist, Elbow Injuries
- Speech/Language Conditions
- Cognitive Disorders
- Voice Disorders

Specialty Programs:

- Certified Manual Therapy
- Aquatic Therapy
- Wound Management
- Pediatric Intervention
- Hand Therapy
- Functional Capacity Evaluations
- Work Conditioning/Industrial Rehabilitation
- Pre-Operative Teaching Classes (TKA & THA)
- Pre-Feeding Skills
- Tongue Thrust Correction
- VideoFluoroscopy Swallow Evaluation

These are some of the most common reasons to see a Physical Therapist:

- Low back or neck pain
- Shoulder, arm, wrist or hand problems
- Knee, ankle, or foot problems
- Sprains and muscle strains
- Arthritis
- Rehabilitation after a serious injury
- Stroke rehabilitation
- Problems with balance
- Disabilities in newborns
- Pre or post-natal programs
- Hip fractures
- Incontinence
- Fitness and wellness education

The need for Occupational Therapy services may include:

- Work related injuries
- Recovery after stroke or heart attack
- Limitations from arthritis, multiple sclerosis, or other serious illness
- Birth injuries, learning problems, or developmental disabilities
- Mental health problems
- Substance abuse problems and eating disorders
- Burns, spinal cord injuries, or amputations
- Broken bones or injuries from sports, falls, or accidents

Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) is a process of assessing your physical capacities and functional abilities. A Functional Capacity Evaluation:

- Establishes the physical level of work you can perform
- Useful in determining job placement, job accommodation, or return to work after injury or illness.
- Determines extent of impairments or degree of physical disability for compensation purposes
- Predicts potential ability to perform work following acute rehabilitation or a work-hardening or work-conditioning program
- Assesses your flexibility, strength, balance, coordination, cardiovascular condition, and body mechanics

Our Work Conditioning Program offers the injured worker an exercise-based program focusing on restoring function and return to work. Goals include:

- Improving physical strength, endurance, flexibility, stability, and motor control
- Improving independence in self-management of injury
- Promote timely and safe return to work
- Avoidance of further injury

Treatments include:

- Cardiovascular training
- Muscular strengthening
- Range of motion restoration
- Work simulation
- Education about body mechanics, causes of injury, sources of pain, fitness, and nutrition

Useful Links:
www.apta.org
www.aota.org
www.asha.org
www.lymphnet.org

SVRHC Stroke Support Group

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