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Mile Bluff’s Rehabilitation Department offers many specialized services
Whether you need to rebuild your strength following a surgery, are an athlete working to get back in the game after an injury, or are a senior citizen looking to regain independence after a broken hip, the Rehabilitation Department at Mile Bluff Medical Center can help. The highly-trained staff offers a variety of specialized services to help you get back on your feet, and keep you moving.
Physical therapy services provide evaluation and treatment for a wide variety of orthopedic, musculoskeletal and neurologic issues – including post-surgery and post-injury conditions. Staff members have experience working with individuals of every age group, and are trained in pain management, manual therapy techniques, therapeutic exercise prescription and progression, as well as patient education in posture, body mechanics and injury prevention.
Occupational therapy staff members work with individuals to provide skilled treatment sessions that address specific physical, developmental, social and emotional needs. Services include customized programs to improve the ability to perform daily activities, home and job site evaluations with adaptive recommendations, fabrication of custom splints, and the use of adaptive equipment.
Mile Bluff also offers a number of services through its licensed athletic trainers (LATs). They are highly educated and skilled professionals that specialize in the prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses. Aside from a variety of community wellness programs – such as personalized and aquatic fitness – the LATs also serve student athletes in the Mauston, New Lisbon, Necedah, Wonewoc-Center, Hillsboro, Weston and Wisconsin Dells school districts. Athletic trainers can be found at team practices, and home sporting events for these schools.
Occupational and physical therapists work alongside speech pathologists to provide pediatric therapy. They assist children in achieving age-appropriate and condition-specific goals. Therapists work with children to develop gross motor skills, provide movement and strength training, facilitate social skills, nurture cognitive abilities, and promote self-help skills.
Mile Bluff serves businesses throughout the community with industrial rehabilitation. Athletic trainers, and physical and occupational therapists, work collaboratively to emphasize injury prevention. This can decrease workers’ compensation costs, increase worker productivity, reduce “lost-time” associated with work-related injuries, and boost worker morale and health. The industrial rehabilitation team’s mission is to provide top-quality prevention, evaluation, and treatment and management services through all phases of work-related injury.
Geriatric rehabilitation is provided by Mile Bluff physical and occupational therapists. Seniors are assessed by occupational therapists to determine cognitive ability, perception, motor skills, sensation and daily living skills. The staff focuses attention on each individual’s abilities to determine if he or she is able to remain at home alone safely. From there, treatment programs are developed and implemented to improve function and independence with activities of daily living. Physical therapists evaluate and treat those who are at risk for falling, or have other home safety issues. Evaluations include addressing range of motion, gait and balance deficits, as well as assessing the need for assistive devices. Treatment is provided for pain management, gait and balance training, and exercise prescriptions for strength and conditioning.
Mile Bluff Medical Center also offers vestibular rehabilitation for those affected by vertigo – the sensation that the room is spinning. These situations and experiences may cause individuals to begin avoiding daily activities. Mile Bluff’s therapists are trained to determine the cause, and then evaluate and treat vertigo-associated dizziness and balance issues.
The Rehabilitation Department also offers extensive care for lymphedema management. The most common symptom of lymphedema is swelling. Primary lymphedema can be inherited or present at birth, and secondary lymphedema is more frequently caused by lymph node removal, radiation therapy, or scarring from infection. Approximately 30 percent of post-mastectomy patients develop lymphedema within three years of their procedure. Resorting function after surgery may be slowed because of chronic swelling and poor circulation. If left untreated, the chance of infection to the area increases. Constant swelling causes pain and hardening of the tissues involved. To manage these swelling disorders, the physical therapists at Mile Bluff teach proper skin care and therapeutic exercises, as well as apply lymph drainage techniques, and bandaging and compressive garments.
Through its diverse and highly-trained staff, the Rehabilitation Department at Mile Bluff Medical Center is able to meet a wide variety of specialized needs. Whether you’re an athlete looking to get back in the game, someone trying to recuperate after surgery, or just want to relieve muscle pain, Mile Bluff can help.
Mile Bluff’s rehabilitation staff sees patients in Mauston and Lake Delton. Call 608-847-1422 to find out how you can make an appointment! |
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