Rehabilitation Services
Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Sports Rehab, Aquatherapy
The Therapy staff at Bell Hospital has well over 150 combined years of experience providing patients with the highest level of care in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
Whether you are recovering from an injury, illness, or surgery, you can expect the highest level of care from the outstanding staff at Bell Rehabilitation Services!
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Physical Therapy
Bell Hospital’s Physical Therapists (PT) provide a wide range of services for many different orthopedic, neurologic, and medical diagnoses for people from birth through geriatric ages. Services are provided to both in- and out-patients and include, but are not limited to:
- Pre- and post-surgical teaching and rehabilitation
- Manual Therapy Techniques, such as Muscle Energy Techniques, Myofascial Release, Mulligan, Craniosacral Therapy, and more
- Gait training
- Therapeutic exercise and activities specific to the diagnosis
- Soft tissue mobilization
- Neuromuscular re-education
- Therapeutic modalities
- Custom orthotic casting and fitting
- Lower extremity brace fitting and instruction
- Sports rehabilitation
- Specialized testing per diagnosis, which may include Biodex isokinetic testing
- Patient education
Occupational Therapy
Bell Hospital's Occupational Therapists (OT) provide comprehensive services to both in-patients and out-patients from birth through geriatric ages with a wide variety of medical diagnoses. They provide care in the following areas (among others):
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL's)
- Job screening
- Work hardening and return-to-work
- Back and Neck School
- Pre- and post-operative orthopedic surgery teaching and rehabilitation
- Custom upper extremity splinting, brace fitting and instruction
- Hand and upper extremity conditions
- Neuromuscular re-education
- Therapeutic activities and therapeutic exercise specific to the diagnosis
- Specialized testing per diagnosis, which may include Biodex testing
- Spinal conditions
- Patient education
- Pain management and relaxation
Speech Therapy
Bell’s Speech Therapists utilize their expertise to help patients from birth through geriatric ages with various neurologic and other medical diagnoses and disorders, including Alzeimer’s, Parkinson’s, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injuries, ALS, head and neck injuries, post-radiation tissue trauma, developmental delays and/or disabilities, and many other diagnoses. Through a variety of evaluation, testing, and treatment methods, the speech therapists assess and treat the following disorders, among others:
- Speech
- Language
- Cognitive
- Communication
- Voice
- Swallowing
- Fluency
Bell Sports Medicine
ImPACT
Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) is a computer-based, neurocognitive test that is used by the Bell Sports Medicine Team as a tool in order to manage student-athletes at Ishpeming, Negaunee, and Westwood High Schools who have received a concussion. A baseline test is administered prior to the sports season and is unique to each individual athlete. If an athlete suffers a concussion, they again will be tested using the ImPACT program and their test results will be compared to their baseline test result to assist in determining their safe return to play.
Our Sports Health team consists of certified Athletic Trainers (ATC) who provide event coverage of the Ishpeming and Westwood high school athletic teams, as well as assist with patient treatment sessions in the clinic for all populations of people. They work together with Physical and Occupational Therapy for complete injury management. They provide:
- Comprehensive injury evaluation
- Acute injury management
- Off-the-shelf bracing, custom bracing, and orthotics as needed
- Support for athletes in injury prevention
Aquatherapy
In partnership with Negaunee Public Schools, we will be offering aquatherapy to patients who would benefit from a non impact, supportive environment. Patients that would most benefit from Aquatherapy include those with:
- Severe arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic pain
- Pregnancy and postpartum back pain
- Neurological disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis
- Pre- and Post operative patients
- Anyone having difficulty performing regular land based therapy
What does aqua do?
- Eliminates most of the effects of gravity, providing a supportive environment reducing impact on the joints and muscles.
- Provides resistance in all directions allowing for strengthening and endurance training in a natural and adjustable environment.
- Hydrostatic pressure allows for improved circulation and greater cardiac efficiency in deep water.
Ask your doctor if you think Aquatherapy may be right for you!
Location
Teal Lake Medical Center
Suite 2
100 Malton Road
Negaunee, MI 49866
Phone (906) 485-2261
Fax (906) 485-2506
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