Pictured Left to Right:

Karen Mullins – Admissions;  Steve Garrett – Rehab Manager;  Bob Ham – Administrator;  Tanya Clark – Rehab Director;  Chad Nitcher – ACP Program Manager;  Jenna Coleman – Speech Therapist; Irma Greenstone;  Jay Greenstone – Occupational Therapist

***********************************************************

Lee Health & Rehab along with Cornerstone Therapy Services, has partnered with ACCELERATED CARE PLUS  (ACP)   which is the nation’s leading provider of “Modality-Based” Services, (E-stim, Ultrasound, Diathermy, Omnicycle).

Lee Health & Rehab offers a high level of care and specialty services designed to assist our patients in obtaining their goals and getting  back home to their own lives.

Electrical stimulation has been used safely for many decades to help manage pain, relieve muscle spasms, increase range-of-motion, prevent muscle disuse atrophy, increase circulation and re-educate muscles. Gentle electrical stimulation is transmitted through electrode pads placed at or near the affected area to stimulate nerves, which creates muscle contractions and a release of the body’s own pain-relieving biochemicals. Electrical stimulation is generally considered to be painless and is well tolerated by most patients.

Therapeutic Ultrasound

Therapeutic Ultrasound has been used by physical therapists for many years. This therapy device creates high frequency sound waves beyond the range of human hearing. The vibration caused by these sound waves when applied to soft tissues, muscles and tendons can create a heating effect to help reduce pain, increase blood flow, increase the extensibility of collagen tissues, decrease joint stiffness and contractures, reduce muscle spasms, and decrease chronic inflammation associated with conditions such as Bursitis and Tendonitis.

By varying the frequency of these vibrations, the depth and the amount of heat generated can be controlled for “thermal” (continuous mode) or “sub-thermal” (pulsed mode) applications depending on the condition being treated. Ultrasound may be used to assist in the treatment of conditions such as tendonitis, muscle spasms, joint stiffness, arthritis, contractures and to improve circulation in the treatment of slow healing wounds. Ultrasound is typically useful for smaller treatment sites and is applied using a round-headed applicator called a transducer that is placed over a transmission gel on the patient’s skin. Ultrasound is generally considered painless and is well tolerated by most patients.

Shortwave Diathermy

Pulsed Shortwave Diathermy uses electromagnetic waves to create a heating effect that increases circulation in the body’s tissues. Diathermy has been used for several decades to help reduce pain and inflammation, decrease joint stiffness, relieve muscle spasms and increase local blood flow. Applied to the patient through a large applicator (head or drum), Shortwave Diathermy may be used to assist in the treatment of soft tissue injuries, slow healing wounds and arthritis. Shortwave Diathermy’s mild to vigorous thermal effects may also be used to increase the extensibility of collagen tissues in connective tissue disorders such as scar tissue and contractures. Shortwave Diathermy is generally considered painless and is well tolerated by most patients.

ACP’s Omni-cycle^™ Elite Motorized Rehabilitation System represents the most advanced therapy cycle technology available today. It accommodates post-acute patients who may not typically be able to participate in therapeutic exercises due to lack of strength, coordination, partial paralysis, respiratory limitations and other conditions. By serving a broader range of neuromuscular and orthopedic diagnoses than traditional “resistance” cycles, the Omnicycle^™ Elite supports expanded therapy services for neurological rehabilitation (Stroke-CVA), orthopedic rehabilitation (Total Knee Arthroplasty, Total Hip Arthroplasty, Shoulder, UE) and cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation (COPD).

BE PRO-ACTIVE IN YOUR HEALTHCARE CHOICES!   When you are hospitalized, talk to your doctor and/or case manager about your decision to come to Lee Health & Rehab for your rehab services —- REMEMBER – IT IS YOUR CHOICE WHERE YOU WISH TO GO FOR YOUR REHAB SERVICES. 

• ONE-ON-ONE Therapy services  provided 6-days weekly
• Physical Therapy: In our well equipped gym, we provide training and programs to maintain and restore maximum movement and functional mobility
• Occupational Therapy:  We utilize a variety of adaptive and educational techniques to help patients regain or re-learn daily living skills
• Speech/Language Pathology: We develop individual care plans to help patients with verbal and non-verbal communication, speech-related disorders, memory, swallowing, and diets

For more information or to tour our Rehab department and meet our staff, contact Karen Mullins at 276-546-4566 or 276-639-0134.