Memorial Hospital West Rehabilitation Center
- Amputee Rehabilitation
- Aquatic Therapy
- Back Education/Injury Prevention
- Balance & Vestibular Rehabilitation
- Certified Hand Therapy
- Dysphagia / Feeding Program
- Early Development Program
- Ergonomic Assessments
- Fibromyalgia Program
- Lymphedema Therapy
- Modified Barium Swallow Testing
- Neurological Rehabilitation
- Occupational Therapy
- Pediatric Evaluation
- Physical Therapy
- Pelvic Rehabilitation for Urniary & Fecal Incontinence
- Speech & Language Therapy
- Sports Medicine
- Voice Therapy
- Watch Me Grow
Back Education/Injury Prevention
The physical and occupational therapists at Memorial Regional Hospital and Memorial Hospital West specialize in the treatment of back problems. Conditions which are commonly seen include herniated disks, spinal stenosis, degenerative joint and disc disease, spondylolisthesis, and neck and back sprains.
An evaluation is performed by the therapist that will establish a treatment plan which incorporates patient education and injury prevention. Each patient’s individual lifestyle, activities of daily living and personal goals are included in the planning. Therapeutic exercise, manual therapy and functional mobility training is provided along with instruction in proper posture and body mechanics. Patient education focuses on lifelong activity modification and ways to alleviate pain with the goal of preventing recurrence,