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Our facility has been designed to offer comprehensive services to meet the needs of Medicare and other insurances. Our objective in rehabilitation is to return each resident to their highest practicable functioning level. This often means a return to the community and/or a greater ability to function independently. Below is a list of many services provided by our licensed physical, occupational and speech therapists. In addition, we offer services using our state of the art therapeutic equipment to accelerate their recovery and their return home. |
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Examples of our therapeutic equipment are as follows: Our omnicycle: a computerized bicycle for the arms and legs which provide various resistance in the modes of cardiac, neuro and ortho to enhance recovery. The computer screen records muscle out-put percentages between the left and right side and a full digital report of the workout. Our standing box: Used for our lower level patients to promote upright posture and weight bearing while engaging in upper body or cognitive activities all the way to our Victory garden, for our higher level "green thumbs" who have a passion for horticulture and growing flowers and vegetables. Highland Healthcare offers the individualized treatment plan unique to your loved one. Our Wii gaming system: This popular gaming system sweeping the nation is displayed on a 42 inch screen to work on balance, range of motion, cognition, sequencing and eye/hand control. Residents can enjoy a relaxing game of billards or fishing or a competitive match of tennis or bowling. Who says rehab isn't fun? |
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| Therapy
Program Rehab Program with Pulmonary Emphasis Advanced Modalities Program |
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| Contracture
Management Program Wound Management Program Urinary Incontinence Program |
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Rehabilitation Therapy Program Physical TherapyOur physical therapy programs include treatment for Neurological, Orthopedic and Rheumatological conditions, as well as other injuries and illnesses that respond to skilled therapy. We have therapists who are specially trained in wound care, balance disorders, pain management, urinary incontinence, and various advanced modalities. Occupational
Therapy
Our occupational therapy programs focus on improving residents' ability to manage everyday living skills. Individualized programs maximize residents' ability to re- learn basic living skills such as eating, dressing, bathing, cooking, toileting and improve their functional mobility for optimum independence. Speech and Language
Pathology |
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Rehabilitation
Program with a Pulmonary Emphasis
Highland Health Care Center
is proud to have a rehabilitation program with a pulmonary emphasis. With
over 30 million people suffering from pulmonary disease this program is
highly valuable. This program combines therapeutic exercise and functional
activities with education and specific diagnostic tests.
Some
diagnoses this program is designed for include:
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease)
- Chronic Bronchitis
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- CHF (Congestive Heart Failure) - Asthma
- Exertional Dyspnea
- Pneumonia
- Lung Surgery
The
overall rehabilitation goals for this program are:
- Reduce medical symptoms
- Decrease disability
- Increase functional ability
- Increase exercise capacity
- Increase Lung Capacity - Improve overall quality of life |
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Advanced
Modalities Program
What
are Modalities?
Modalities are any devices
or equipment used to facilitate therapy outcomes. Traditional treatments,
such as hot packs, only heat up tissue down to a fraction of an inch for
a short duration. In contrast, our ultrasound and diathermy machines can
be used to heat tissue to a depth as much as 3 centimeters or 1-1/4 inches
with a much longer lasting effect.
Our
new modalities include the following:
Short-wave
diathermy: A drum-like machine,
approximately 8 inches in diameter, which puts out magnetic waves to increase
deep tissue temperature, circulation and elasticity.
Ultrasound:
A smaller wand-like instrument, which puts out sound waves and has much
the same effect as the above, used to treat smaller areas of tissue. |
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Electrical
stimulation (e-stim): Two machines
that use electrodes placed on the skin through which electric impulses
are sent to facilitate muscle contractions.
What
are the modalities used for?
Modalities
are used in conjunction with skilled therapy and are useful for:
- Increasing circulation
- Decreasing swelling and edema
- Deep heating tissue to allow
for greater elasticity, useful for contracture management
- Decreasing pain
- Increasing muscle movement, range of motion,
strength Examples of modality
use in the therapy department: - Pain management for arthritis,
stroke
- Reduce swelling in hands
and feet
- Increase circulation &
heat tissue before stretching joints to increase ROM & decrease contractures
- Stimulate muscle movement
& increase muscle strength in patients with limited ROM, as with a
stroke or joint injuries
Our
clinical programs are designed to address the complex needs of patients
experiencing a variety of neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.
Applications are used to:
- Relieve pain to assist in
obtaining greater function
- Treat muscle dysfunction
- Increase circulation reduce
abnormal tone
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Contracture Management Program
Assumptions
about the treatment of contractures:
- Contractures are preventable,
treatable and reversible
- Technology is available to
significantly restore range of motion for most residents
- Contractures once considered
hopeless are now treatable
- Contractures are caused by
a loss of normal muscle tone and voluntary control over movement.
Underlying
disease dysfunctions can include:
- Stroke
- Parkinson's disease
- Head Injury
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Spinal Cord Injury Cerebral
Palsy
Treatment
interventions for contractures:
- Mobilization
- Multiple modality option
- Passive stretch technique
- Neuro-development therapeutic
exercise
- Application of orthotics
- Outcomes driven functional
clinical program
- Restorative nursing program
- Continuum of care
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Wound Management Program The scope of practice
of physical and occupational therapists includes prevention, identification,
alleviation and resolution of acute and chronic soft tissue injury.
The physical testing, measurement, assessment and treatment the therapists
offer provides an invaluable dimension in the treatment of wounds including: - Designing or recommendation
of splints, orthotics, & support surfaces
- Positioning and safety devices
providing education specific to the resident's needs
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Urinary Incontinence Program Urinary incontinence is a
common problem among the geriatric population. We offer a program which
focuses on strengthening the bladder and pelvic floor muscles which: - Decreases number of episodes
of incontinence
- Allows participation in activities
that residents may not have been able to do before that increases quality
of life
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| 1450 26th Street - Highland, IL - 62249 Phone: (618) 654-2368 Fax: (618) 654-4741 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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