Physical Therapy - Physical therapy provides treatment to prevent or to recover to the greatest degree possible from physical disability due to injury, illness, or surgery.  Specific exercises and treatments are built into a program designed to meet each patient’s needs.  Strength, flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, coordination and balance may be focuses in each program.  Physical therapists and their assistants are also experts in the fitting and application of protective devices such as splints and braces, to prevent further injury during the restorative process.

Occupational Therapy - Occupational therapy is treatment to help people live as independently as possible.  Individuals who have had injuries or illnesses that have reduced their ability to function independently in the work place, community, home, or even recreation, may receive occupational therapy.  Treatment is focused on three areas: evaluating a person’s abilities and needs as they relate to their environment, improving a person’s ability to function independently through skill building and physical exercises, and providing adaptive devices and environmental changes to facilitate independence.

Speech Therapy - Speech therapy is used to improve a patient’s ability to communicate verbally. There are many causes of dysarthria (difficulty speaking) including congenital abnormalities such as cleft palette or developmental disabilities, illnesses such as Parkinson’s or Cerebral Palsy, brain injury from stroke or trauma, damage to the organs of speech by cancer or trauma, or a variety of other causes.  Therapy may include education in techniques to improve communication, exercises to improve the ability to speak, and the use of assistive devices to facilitate communication.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation - Patients who have lost lung function due to injury, surgery, or illness, may be placed on a program of pulmonary rehabilitation.  This is a carefully monitored program to increase lung function and decrease the work of breathing.  Education and exercises are used to improve the patient’s quality of life and decrease the likelihood of respiratory emergencies and the frequency of hospitalizations.

Sports Medicine - Sports medicine focuses on the prevention of sports and recreational injuries through a program of exercises that improve strength, coordination, and flexibility.  Programs may be sport specific or more generalized.  Sports medicine programs may also encompass rehabilitation from sports injuries.