Rehabilitation

Circle Home physical therapists are experts in improving mobility and muscular strength. They help patients attain pain-free movement and their services are designed to expand, restore or maintain motion. Patients benefit from physical therapy when they have had joint replacement or other major surgery or amputation, for example. Patients with a chronic illness that involves muscular and movement disorders will also benefit from physical therapy.

Services may include:

• Coaching to improve walking and transferring
• Developing a home exercise program
• Teaching fall prevention strategies
• Providing ultrasound treatments
• Recommending and coaching in the use of assistive devices (walkers, canes, etc.)

Circle Home occupational therapists help patients to increase their participation in daily activities ("occupations"). Patients benefit from occupational therapy when a task or activity has become difficult and must be modified because of changes in the patient's condition. Patients recovering from stroke or traumatic brain injury, patients who need to conserve their energy, or patients at high risk of falls, can benefit from occupational therapy. Occupational therapists focus on the mobility of upper extremities (upper arms, hands). They evaluate the home environment for safety and teach the use of recommended devices.

Services may include:

• Developing a home exercise program
• Adjusting and fitting of splints
• Teaching patients how to be as independent as possible with the activities of daily living (toileting, bathing, cooking, etc.)

Circle Home speech-language pathologists assess, diagnose and treat communication and swallowing disorders. Patients who are affected by stroke, traumatic brain injury, cancer, dementia, hearing loss, ALS and other neurological conditions often benefit from their help. Our speech-language pathologists work in collaboration with nursing and other rehabilitation services. Their goal is improved voice control, language expression, language processing, and swallowing/feeding.