VNA's physical
and occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists are
dedicated to helping patients in their homes regain mobility and
speech and language skills. Our therapists have many years of experience in
a variety of settings--hospitals, inpatient and outpatient
rehabilitation, and home care. This broad level of experience allows
for unique approaches in the development of treatment plans in the
home. Our goal is to help patients and their families or caregivers
return to as full and rich a life as possible.
VNA therapists have the expertise to provide:
- Physical Therapy: Our physical therapists help regain functional mobility and gross motor skills through therapeutic exercise, balance activities, and ambulation training.
- Occupational Therapy: Our occupational therapists help patients regain daily living skills using fine motor, cognitive, perceptual, and sensory exercises and tasks.
- Speech Therapy: Our speech-language pathologists help patients manage swallowing disorders
as well as regain their ability to produce and understand speech and facilitate communication skills.
We offer comprehensive services for individuals with diagnoses such as:
- Orthopedic: Total joint replacements, fractures, back and neck pain, compression fractures, carpel tunnel syndrome, fall-related injuries.
- Neurological: Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) or stroke, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, balance
disorders, brain trauma, spinal cord injuries, post polio neuropathy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's
Disease.
- Other common diagnoses: Congestive Heart
Failure (CHF), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), amputations, general
de-conditioning, terminal illness.
| Married for 58 years, Beverly and Harold were
a self-sufficient couple until a hip replacement forced Harold
into a short stay at a rehabilitation unit. When he was discharged,
Harold was delighted to be home--that is, until he began
trying to walk on the carpet and step into and out of the bathtub.
At 82, Beverly just couldn't care for 87 year-old Harold
by herself. The entire family was concerned until Harold's
physician referred him for VNA physical and occupational therapy.
The physical therapist taught Harold how to safely transfer in
and out of bed. Through exercise and gait training, Harold
walked further every day. The occupational therapist
obtained
a tub transfer bench and showed Harold how to bathe and dress
while taking precautions against additional injury. It wasn't
long before Beverly just stood by to assist as needed. Beverly
and Harold say he could not have progressed at home without
the help of VNA. |
For more information, contact VNA Intake at (214) 689-2555.
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