NDHC's team of therapists is second to none, providing individualized rehab therapy to people of all ages. Our team includes pediatric specialists, and rehabilitation and maintenance experts.
You don't have to go far for the best therapy care in the region.
The rehab department also provides the community with a fitness center and consults to customize your workout and the flexibility of 24/7 access with membership.
Who do we treat?
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Outpatients
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Long-term care residents
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Hospital/ Swing bed patients
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Home health patients
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High school sports teams
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Children with learning disabilities
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Pediatric therapy
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Home care physical and occupational therapy
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Lymphedema management
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Ergonomics (i.e. work station set up, lifting techniques, etc.)
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Work hardening/conditioning
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Restorative aide services
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Instrument-assisted massage
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Physical Therapy
Our physical therapists evaluate and treat individuals of all ages, from newborns to seniors, who have medical problems or other health-related conditions, illnesses, or injuries that limit their ability to move and perform functional activities. Physical therapists use an individual's history and physical examination to establish a treatment plan to promote mobility, functional ability, and quality of life.
Our physical therapists provide health care services to patients of all ages and health conditions:
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Infants with birth defects to assist in improving motor development and functional mobility
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People with weakness or poor coordination to assist in preventing falls or injury
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Those affected by a stroke to regain movement, function, and independent living
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Patients with low back problems to reduce pain and improve function
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Patients with surgical intervention such as fractures, total hip or knee replacements, rotator cuff repairs to return to activities or daily living such as dressing, bathing and household duties
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People with acute pain and injury to restore function
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Individuals with chronic pain from injury or ongoing disease processes to return to prior level of function or to learn how to manage pain/disability
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Patients with cardiac involvement to improve endurance and achieve independence
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People with work-related injuries to return to their jobs
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Patients with cancer to regain strength and relive discomfort
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Preventive exercise programs for general health and fitness
NDHC therapists are specially trained in many areas including:
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LSVT-Big, which was designed as a treatment for Parkinsons disease, but has also been found to be highly effective with other neurological disorders
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Pediatric movement and development problems
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Strength and conditioning for athletes
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Specialized exercise prescription
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Vestibular rehabilitation
Occupational Therapy
Our occupational therapy staff specializes in pediatrics, sensory integration, hand therapy, lymphedema and ergonomics.
Occupational therapy uses treatments that focus on helping people achieve independence in all areas of their lives, whether that's playing and learning for children, completing daily living skills like driving or cooking for adults, or returning to work.
Our team will help you achieve maximum independence and enhance quality of life.
Who benefits from occupational therapy?
Those with conditions including, but not limited to:
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Strokes and other neurological concerns
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Sensory processing/integrative disorders
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Traumatic injuries (brain or spinal cord)
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Learning problems
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Broken bones or other orthopedic injuries
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Developmental delays
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Post-surgical conditions
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Lymphedema, swelling of the arms and legs
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Amputations
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Hand injuries
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Job site evaluations to prevent injury
Our occupational therapists evaluate and determine which areas are affected and how they can assist that person to perform these activities in a more functional and independent way. Some disabilities and areas of dysfunction are obvious, but others are not. The obvious is when we help patients regain function after recent onset of illnesses or injuries, after a stroke or developmental delays such as with autism, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome. The less obvious are the more silent disabilities such as mental health, early development concerns/issues, the inability to occupy one's time in any of the work, rest or play areas, and difficulties associated with sensory processing disorders.
Speech Therapy
We provide on-site speech language pathologists who screen, evaluate, and treat patients to optimize communication and swallowing to facilitate improved quality of life.
Speech therapists at NDHC work with patients in areas including:
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Fluency
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Speech Production
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Language disorders
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Cognitive communication impairments
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Voice
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Feeding and swallowing
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Augmentative and alternative communication (ACC)
Who might need speech therapy?
Those with the following conditions, but not limited to, may benefit from speech therapy:
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Neurological disease/dysfunction (e.g., traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
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Neonatal problems (e.g., prematurity, low birth weight, substance exposure)
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Developmental disorders (i.e., autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, intellectual disabilities, unspecified neurodevelopmental disorders)
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Disorders of aerodigestive tract function (e.g., tracheostomy, chronic cough, paradoxical vocal fold motion)
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Oral abnormalities (e.g., cleft lip/palate, dental malocclusion)
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Pharyngeal abnormalities (e.g., upper airway obstruction)
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Laryngeal abnormalities (e.g., vocal fold pathology)
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Genetic disorders (e.g., Down syndrome, Rett syndrome, velocardiofacial syndrome)
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Orofacial myofunctional disorders (e.g., tongue thrust, habitual open-mouth posture, tethered oral tissue)
Hand Therapy
Conditions that benefit from specialized treatment include:
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Fractures & dislocations
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Rotator cuff injuries
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Nerve injuries or compression
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Arthritis
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Sprains & strains
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Tendinitis
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Tendon injuries
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Impingement syndrome
Manage injuries and medical conditions in upper extremities with specialized therapy provided by NDHC's certified hand therapist Jenna Rosenquist, OTR/L, CHT. She is an expert in the intricate anatomy of the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder.