Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy is care that aims to ease pain and help patients function, move, and live better. It is is highly effective and proven to relieve pain, improve movement and ability, prevent/help recover from falls or injury, prevent disability or surgery. Physical Therapy also rehabilitates after a stroke, works on balance and gait, helps with strength, endurance and exercise training, functional independence (including bed mobility, transfers and wheelchair mobility), and helps adapt to an artificial limb and use assistive devices like a walker or a cane. With NAS Rehab, therapy is provided in the comfort of the patient’s home environment and specifically addresses any difficulties in daily routine.
Your NAS Rehab Physical Therapist will help you with:
Falls Risk/ Fear of Falling
Muscle Weakness
Dizziness/ Vertigo
Decreased Flexibility and mobility
Decreased Endurance
Difficulty Walking
Pain
Loss/ Limitation in Function
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy focuses on fine motor skills and coordination development. It teaches patients how to adapt. It focuses on your specific daily tasks such as house or office work, bathing or getting dressed etc…For older adults, such tasks can become challenging. Occupation Therapy helps patients with such challenges perform activities of daily living as independently as possible.
Your NAS Rehab Occupational Therapist will help you with:
Dressing
Grooming
Bathing
Caregiver Stress
Medication Management
Environmental Obstacles
Speech Therapy
For seniors, Speech Therapy’s goal is to increase functional communication, cognitive skills and teach safe chewing and swallowing by introducing diet modifications and special feeding techniques.