The team of therapists, clinicians and physicians at the Lutheran Health Network work together to help you. Whether trying to adapt to a physical challenge or to recover from an acute injury, our team will help you acheive your goals. The most universally prescribed care, physical therapy provides treatment strategies to improve strength, endurance, flexibility, coordination and function. Occupational therapy also provides care that may improve hand and arm function, including range of motion, manipulation and dexterity and strength. Speech-language pathology assists individuals in the development of more effective communciation.
Therapists teach strategies to cope with impairments in talking, understanding, thinking and memory.
Speech-language pathology also addresses difficulties in swallowing. Once identified, strategies are developed to either overcome the deficit or leanr compensation techniques. Please talk to your physician for more information about the potential benefits of these programs.