Rehabilitative Services

PHYSICAL THERAPY     SPEECH THERAPY     OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Physical Therapy

Dearborn County Hospital Physical Therapy is dedicated to providing the highest quality physical therapy services possible to each patient that enters our facility.  Our goal is to restore you to an optimal level of function.  Your treatments and rehabilitation progress will be assessed with each visit to help ensure the best and quickest recovery.

When a patient is referred to DCH Physical Therapy, they should expect to receive the following:
An extensive evaluation performed by a licensed physical therapist
Appropriate communication between therapist and the patient, family and referring physician
Patient and family education as appropriate
High quality, individualized care to every patient

Our professional staff uses the following skilled interventions to treat a broad spectrum of diagnoses:
Therapeutic Exercise
Neuromuscular Re-education
Cold and Hot Packs
Electrical Stimulation
Manual Therapy
TENS
Whirlpool
Ultrasound
Traction
Iontophoresis
Paraffin Bath
Mobilization Techniques
Pulsatile Lavage

For more information, please contact the department at 812-537-8144 or 800-676-5572, ext. 8144.

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Speech Therapy

The Dearborn County Hospital Speech Therapy Department provides comprehensive care for people of all ages, including pediatrics.  Conditions requiring speech therapy may have existed from birth or resulted from a developmental delay, illness, disease or accident.  People who have suffered a stroke, head injury or have Parkinson's Disease are examples of those who may be appropriate for speech therapy.  Deficits treated range from articulation and language delays in children to difficulty speaking and memory loss in adults.

The Speech Therapy Department is committed to helping people with communication, cognitive and swallowing disorders through individualized evaluation and treatment.  DCH speech therapists are licensed and certified and devoted to providing the highest level of care.  Patients and their loved ones are included in care planning and continually educated throughout the therapy process.  Speech therapy is provided in all settings including inpatient, outpatient, Subacute, home health and hospice.

For more information, please contact the department at 812-537-8208 or 800-676-5572, ext. 8208.

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Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy (OT) is a health and rehabilitation profession designed to help people regain skills that are important for health, well-being, security and happiness.  Occupational Therapists (OTs) work with people of all ages who because of physical, developmental, social or emotional deficits, need specialized assistance in learning skills to enable them to lead independent, productive and satisfying lives.  OTs are uniquely qualified to provide individuals with equipment that promotes the highest degree of functional independence in daily living.  The Occupational Therapy Department at DCH continues to expand to provide outpatients the highest quality of care possible.

Occupational therapy provides services to inpatients, outpatients, Subacute residents, home health and hospice patients as well as pediatric patients.  First Steps OT is one program available for children from birth to age three. 

The DCH OT department has greatly expanded its comprehensive upper extremity rehabilitation program with the addition of the BTE Work Simulator II.  The BTE is used to simulate numerous work-related tasks to design a rehabilitation program specific to our patient's needs.

The DCH Occupational Therapy staff uses the following skilled interventions to treat a broad spectrum of patient diagnoses:

Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Retraining
Adaptive Equipment Training
Home Environmental Assessments
Upper Extremity Splinting
Therapeutic Exercise and Therapeutic Activity
Neuromuscular Re-education
Hot and Cold Packs
Iontophoresis
Electrical Stimulation
Work Simulation
Energy Conservation/Work Simplification

For more information, please contact the department at 812-532-2607 or 800-676-5572, ext. 2607.

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