Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies
Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies
Injuries, developmental disabilities, strokes — all of these can affect how we connect to the world and how the world interacts with us. The therapists in our rehabilitation department develop personalized treatment plans for each adult and child in our care. We’re dedicated to giving you the best possible care, so you can live your life to the fullest.
Our expert therapists treat a full range of conditions, including but not limited to:
- Chronic pain
- Developmental disabilities
- Developmental Delays
- Orthopedic injuries
- Sports injuries
- Stroke
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Work-related injuries
We provide coordinated outpatient care for children and adults to meet the individual needs of each patient, their families and care providers. We also reach out to communities through workshops, on-site ergonomic training and direct consultations with employers about health and wellness programs.
Our highly educated and experienced therapists are licensed by the State of Alaska. Your therapist will ask about your health history and perform tests and other measures to identify current or potential problems. With this information, they will develop an individualized care plan and work with you to set treatment goals.
We provide occupational, physical and speech and language therapy depending on each person’s needs.
These therapists work to return our patients to their homes, communities and work environments. Occupational therapists help by teaching skills for independent living such as dressing, personal hygiene, homemaking and using adaptive equipment.
Sessions may include:
- Adaptive equipment
- Developmental skills training
- Ergonomic assessment
- Fitness for duty testing
- Functional capacity evaluation
- Hand therapy
- Help with fine and gross motor skills
- Home modifications
- Individual self-care
- Pre-employment screens
- Rehabilitation following stroke, head injury or spinal cord injury
- Sensory integration
- Various modalities
Our physical therapists (PTs) work to restore proper movement patterns after an injury, surgery or disabling condition. These movement patterns can include walking, running, lifting or changing positions.
We help our patients achieve their goals and return to their prior level of function. If it isn’t possible to completely return to this level, we help you reach your best possible recovery by using adaptations and modifications that are keyed to your specific needs.
Sessions may include:
- Adaptive equipment assessment
- Aquatic therapy
- Balance training
- Fitness for duty testing
- Functional capacity evaluation
- Lymphedema therapy
- Manual therapy
- Pain management
- Pediatric therapy
- Phase II and III cardiac rehabilitation
- Pre and post-joint surgery therapy
- Pre-employment screenings
- Rehabilitation following stroke, head injury or spinal cord injury
- Sports medicine
- Work injury rehabilitation
- Various modalities
These therapists evaluate and treat disorders related to communication such as language comprehension, self-expression, hearing impairment and producing speech. They also help people with the cognitive aspects of communication, which can include attention, memory and problem-solving. Swallowing and problems related to movements of the lips, cheeks, tongue and jaw are also part of speech and language therapy.
Speech and language therapists help with these issues:
- Cognitive rehabilitation following stroke and brain injury
- Expressive and receptive language skills
- Hearing screening and therapy
- Pediatric feeding
- Pragmatic language
- Speech articulation
- Swallowing management
- Voice therapy