Our Services
Rehabilitation
T.J. Samson rehabilitation services are located in the following areas:
- In-hospital services.
- Skilled nursing services.
- Cardiac rehabilitation.
- Outpatient services.
- Home health services.
- Community outreach services.
Our progressive rehabilitation programs include physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, activity therapy, massage therapy and cardiac rehabilitation. Our team has one goal in mind: To help you return to your life and home safely. Toward this goal, our team will work to assist you in reaching your highest level of independence. We are here for your success.
Highlights of our team
We have physical therapists who are certified in neurological rehabilitation by the American Physical Therapy Association. They specialize in the areas of balance disorders and vestibular disorders, including dizziness. We also have physical therapists who are certified orthopedic specialists by the American Physical Therapy Association and Industrial Functional Capacity Evaluators (FCE).
We have occupational therapists who specialize in the treatment of hand injuries, sensory integration disorders with children and workplace ergonomics.
To assist you in your recovery from illness, injury or disease our team offers individualized treatment plans designed to help you reach your goals quickly. Our team approach involves working with you closely in any of our rehabilitation settings to accomplish a strategy for a successful discharge .
Services our team offers
Physical therapy (PT)
This type of therapy focuses on working with overall strength, endurance and balance while performing daily functions. The PT staff will work closely to design a treatment plan with goals that maximize your level of ability. Through specific use of therapeutic exercises, modalities (such as electrical stimulation and ultrasound), and various walking devices, the PT team will work toward restoring the normal function of our patients.
Occupational therapy (OT)
Occupational therapy is directly involved in getting patients back to being as independent as possible in their daily life. The OT team will work to make sure our patients accomplish their basic needs by practicing everyday activities. The OT team will work on treatment activities such as getting in and out of the bed safely, getting to the bathroom in order to use the facilities safely, managing kitchen activities safely, as well as other daily tasks that are important to our patients.
Also, the OT team may use equipment such as a reacher, sock-aide, raised toilet seat, bath tub bench or any compensatory method to assist our patients in reaching their everyday goals.
Speech therapy (ST)
Speech therapists work with patients on the following major areas:
- Safe swallowing.
- Language skills.
- Communication skills.
- Thinking skills.
The ST team will work with the physician as well as the nursing and dietary staff to make sure our patients are eating food that they can safely swallow. Speech therapists will also work on communication and thinking skills in order to ensure that our patients can go home and perform everyday activities effectively.
Activity therapist
The activity therapy program is offered in our Skilled Nursing Program (SNU) located within the hospital. The activity coordinator works with our patients to design programs that provides entertainment while working to improve physical and thinking skills. Programs include pet therapy one time a week, weekly church services for those interested, various group games, and SNU cookouts specific to the patients appetite and diet.
Cardiac rehabilitation
Cardiac rehabilitation is a comprehensive exercise and education program designed to improve the physical and emotional condition of patients with heart disease. Patients who have survived heart attacks, bypass and angioplasty patients, and people with angina, congestive heart failure, and heart transplants are all candidates for a cardiac rehabilitation program. Cardiac rehabilitation is prescribed to control symptoms, improve exercise tolerance and improve the overall quality of life in our patients.
This program is available through physician referral only. The programs includes treadmill and general exercises set specifically to your pace, as well as education about proper diet and nutrition to support healthy living. This program typically lasts 12 weeks.
