Rehabilitation Therapy

Our physical therapists provide medical support through evaluation, treatment, and prevention of a wide variety of movement and function problems. Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants work with individuals to improve movement potential, decrease pain, and achieve individual therapy goals for optimal health.

Occupational therapists provide hands-on care and teaching to improve a person’s ability to participate in the activities of daily life. Occupational therapists adapt tasks and the environment to maximize independence and quality of life. Occupational therapists are part of a comprehensive health care team working towards maximum function and independence at home, work, or school.

Speech therapy focuses on cognitive-communication, speech production, language understanding and formation, feeding and swallowing, and social communication. Speech therapy services are designed to optimize the patient’s ability to communicate and swallow, thereby improving quality of life. Therapy establishes a new skill or restores an impaired skill or ability. The ultimate goal is to improve a patient’s functional outcomes.

Providence Medical Center provides athletic training injury screens for athletic injuries at the Wayne schools. We also provide athletic training coverage for sporting events at the Wayne schools. Our therapists provide free athletic injury screens for 7th-12th grade student athletes at the Providence Therapy Clinics in Wayne and Laurel.

• Aquatic Therapy: Aquatic therapy is a growing area of therapeutic rehabilitation which offers our patients a chance to have early effective outcomes through active rather than passive treatments. Water is used to create support and challenges that promote a return to full function.
• Ergonomics: Our therapists are trained to evaluate job-related or hobby-related ergonomic hazards. We evaluate and redesign workstations to promote optimal posture and body position.
• Fall Prevention: This program is designed to identify and treat people at risk of falling. The goals of this program are to improve client safety through home safety assessments.
• Lymphedema: A trained therapist utilizes various techniques such as Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD), compression bandaging, and remedial exercises to treat lymphedema.
• Neurological Rehabilitation: Neurological disorders can be complex and may involve the care of several specialists. We treat each patient as an individual and involve other experts to create a customized treatment plan that achieves optimal outcomes.
• Orthopaedic Rehabilitation: Our therapists perform orthopedic evaluations on patients with acute athletic and work-related injuries, joint conditions and muscular dysfunctions.
• Physical and Occupational Therapy for Pain Relief: Successful treatment involves therapeutic exercises to retain the nerves and a comprehensive treatment program to restore function.
• Physical Therapy for Women and Men’s Health: This service offers specialized treatment for a variety of medical conditions affecting people throughout their lives. Following the initial evaluation by a physical therapist, an individual treatment plan is established by the therapist and sent to the patient’s physician for approval.
• Prosthetic Training: Our therapists, in conjunction with a Prosthetist or Orthotist, train patients in the use of prosthetic or orthotic devices.
• Social Communication: The focus of Social Communication services is to improve active engagement and building independence in natural community environments.
• Splinting and Braces: Our therapists are trained in the measurement for and fabrication of appropriate prescribed devices for patients.
• Wheelchair Positioning: Wheelchairs are evaluated and properly fitted to each individual, taking into consideration environment, ability, comfort and safety. Wheelchairs may be adapted or modified with equipment to maximize proper alignment of the head, trunk and extremities.
• Vestibular Therapy: New technology has aided our therapists in enhancing our ability to assess and treat balance and vestibular disorders.