Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy Services
Inpatient Rehabilitation| Outpatient Therapy
When it comes to therapy and rehabilitation, the care teams located at all seven MercyOne locations across Northeast Iowa, understand the importance of helping you recover the daily functions and independence necessary to live your best life. Whether you are working to regain strength to perform specific activities through occupational therapy, eager to get back on track after experiencing a trauma through physical therapy, or determined to communicate better through speech therapy – MercyOne specialists will work with you to set goals and create an individualized treatment plan.
MercyOne specializes in the following therapy and rehabilitation services:
Physical therapy: The primary focus of physical therapy is to help those with injuries or disabilities achieve their maximum functional level. With physical therapy, MercyOne patients are often able to lead a more active and independent lifestyle while also receiving information that may help prevent further injury. MercyOne physical therapy services include:
- Increasing range of motion and strength
- Gait training
- Balance training
- Joint-replacement therapy
- Pain management
- Pre and post-operative care
- Aquatic therapy/arthritic management
- Work hardening and conditioning
- Wound care
- Orthotic/prosthetic training
- Incontinence
Occupational therapy: Occupational therapy is utilized to improve or restore independent living skills needed for functioning at home, work or school. With the Cedar Valley’s only nationally hand certified therapist, MercyOne specialists help to restore your health, confidence and self-sufficiency. Our occupational therapy team includes therapists that specialize in:
- Hand therapy
- Lymphedema
- Low vision
- Driving assessments
Conditions treated may include:
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Lateral/medial epicondylitis
- Overuse syndrome
- Wrist and finger fractures
- Trigger finger
- Mallet finger
- Tumors/cysts
- Sprains/strains
- Traumatic injury/amputations
- Wounds
- Gamekeeper’s Thumb
- Burns
Speech - language pathology: Speech therapy is focused on helping individuals with communication skills to facilitate functional interaction throughout your daily life. In addition to communication skills, speech therapy plays an integral role in identifying safe diet and swallowing guidelines for individuals with dysphagia. A MercyOne speech-language pathologist will work with you to assess speech, language, cognition and swallowing skills in order to develop an individualized treatment plan to meet your goals. Speech therapy is available at Cedar Falls Medical Center, Oelwein Medical Center and Waterloo Medical Center.
