Rehabilitation Therapy
Personalized Rehabilitation Care Close to Home
At Girard Medical Center, our Therapy Services team is dedicated to helping patients regain strength, restore function, reduce pain, and return to the activities they enjoy most. Whether you're recovering from surgery, healing after an injury, managing a chronic condition, or working to improve daily independence, our therapists provide individualized care designed around your goals.
We offer comprehensive rehabilitation services through inpatient and outpatient health programs, allowing patients to receive the care they need in the setting that works best for them. Our experienced team works collaboratively to provide personalized treatment plans, advanced therapeutic techniques, and compassionate support throughout every stage of recovery.
Programs Offered at Girard Medical Center
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy - Adult & Pediatric
- Speech Therapy
- Pelvic Floor Therapy
- Speech Therapy - Adult & Pediatric
- LSVT BIG - Parkinsons Program
- Dry Needling
- Life Extenders
Each program is tailored to the patient and focuses on safe exercise, education, symptom management, and long-term lifestyle improvement.
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy helps patients improve movement, strength, balance, flexibility, and overall function. Whether you're recovering from an orthopedic procedure, sports injury, neurologic condition, or work-related injury, our therapists develop customized treatment plans focused on helping you move better and feel better.
Who Benefits from Physical Therapy at Girard Medical Center
Physical Therapy may help with:
- Joint pain and mobility limitations
- Orthopedic injuries and surgeries
- Sports injuries
- Neurologic conditions and recovery
- Balance and fall prevention
- Work-related injuries
- Strength and conditioning
- Post-surgical rehabilitation
Our goal is to reduce pain, restore mobility, and help patients return safely to daily activities, work, and recreation.
Dry Needling
Dry needling is a therapeutic technique used by physical therapists and trained health care providers to relieve musculoskeletal pain and muscle tension. It involves inserting thin, solid-filament needles into myofascial trigger points (muscle knots) to stimulate a local "twitch response," which helps relieve tightness and improve mobility. Dry needling is typically used as part of a broader rehabilitation plan that includes stretching and strengthening exercises. It is commonly used to treat:
- Chronic neck, back, and shoulder pain
- Muscle strains and spasms
- Temporomandibular Joint disorders (TMJ)
- Plantar fasciitis and tendonitis
- Tension headaches
Occupational Therapy for All
Girard Medical Center’s Occupational Therapy focuses on helping patients regain independence with everyday activities that may become difficult due to illness, injury, surgery, or disability.
In addition to Adult Occupational Therapy services, we also offer Pediatric Occupational Therapy that assists families with age-appropriate treatment plans.
What can you expect with Occupational Therapy
Treatment may include:
- Activities of daily living such as dressing, bathing, grooming, and feeding
- Adaptive equipment training
- Upper extremity strengthening and coordination
- Splinting and range-of-motion programs
- Energy conservation techniques
- Home management and homemaking tasks
- Vision and cognitive-perceptual training
- Functional skill development for work and leisure activities
Our therapists work closely with patients and families to rebuild important life skills and adapt environments when necessary to maximize independence and quality of life.
What can you expect with Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Children develop at different rates, and some may need additional support to build the skills necessary for success at home, school, and in everyday life. Pediatric Occupational Therapy may help children with:
- Fine motor skill development
- Sensory processing challenges
- Handwriting difficulties
- Coordination and motor planning
- Self-care skills
- Attention and participation in daily activities
Our therapists work closely with families to create engaging, age-appropriate treatment plans that encourage growth, confidence, and independence.
Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy provides evaluation and treatment for individuals experiencing communication, cognitive, voice, language, and swallowing difficulties. Speech Therapy can help adult and pediatric patients with:
- Speech and language disorders
- Communication challenges following stroke or neurologic injury
- Cognitive and memory deficits
- Voice disorders
- Swallowing difficulties (dysphagia)
- Reading and writing challenges related to medical conditions
Our speech-language pathologists create individualized treatment plans designed to improve communication abilities, cognitive function, and safe swallowing skills so adult and pediatric patients can participate more fully in daily life.
Pelvic Floor Therapy
Pelvic Floor Therapy is a specialized form of rehabilitation that addresses conditions affecting the muscles, ligaments, and connective tissues of the pelvic region.
Patients may benefit from Pelvic Floor Therapy for:
- Urinary incontinence
- Pelvic pain
- Pregnancy and postpartum recovery
- Bowel dysfunction
- Pelvic muscle weakness
- Core stability concerns
Our therapists provide private, personalized treatment plans focused on improving function, comfort, and confidence while helping patients return to normal daily activities.
Life Extenders:
A program offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for anyone who would benefit from an exercise regimen. A CPR-trained PT employee is present and always monitors the participants. Participants are offered one-on-one instruction until they are comfortable using the equipment on their own.
Location: Therapy Department
When: 5 pm to 7 pm - Tuesdays & Thursdays
Cost: $20.00 per person, $25.00 per couple, per month
Parkinson Program: LSVT BIG
This is an intensive, evidence-based physical and occupational therapy program designed for individuals with Parkinson's disease. It trains patients to counteract the condition's tendency toward slow, small movements by teaching them to move with larger, more deliberate, and normal-sized movements. LSVT BIG focuses strictly on increasing the "bigness" or amplitude of limb and body movements.
- Sensory Recalibration: Parkinson's can make patients feel as if they are moving normally, even when their movements have become small and rigid. The program trains your brain to recognize that larger, exaggerated movements are the "new normal".
- Neuroplasticity: The program utilizes the brain's ability to adapt and rewire itself.
To successfully trigger this brain rewiring, LSVT BIG requires strict and intensive commitment led by a certified physical or occupational therapist.
Conditions We Treat
- Decreased mobility
- Orthopedic injuries
- Orthopedic surgeries
- Sports injuries
- Neurologic injuries and disorders
- Balance and functional limitations
- Speech and communication disorders
- Swallowing difficulties
- Pelvic floor dysfunction
- Pediatric developmental concerns
- General weakness and deconditioning
Why Choose Girard Medical Center Therapy Services
- Individualized treatment plans
- One-on-one patient-focused care
- Inpatient and outpatient services
- Experienced multidisciplinary therapy team
- State-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment
- Comfortable, supportive environment
- Convenient care close to home
At Girard Medical Center, we are committed to helping every patient achieve their highest level of function, independence, and quality of life. Our therapists take pride in building meaningful relationships with patients while delivering exceptional rehabilitation care every step of the way.
Contact Therapy Services Today
To learn more about Therapy Services or to schedule an evaluation, contact Girard Medical Center Rehabilitation Services.
Phone: 620-724-5159
Fax: 620-724-5291
Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM