REHABILITATION SERVICES

We now offer extended hours in our rehab services department. If you could benefit from an appointment outside of regular business hours, call 641-446-2219 to learn more.

Whether you are recovering from a fall, illness, or surgery, the Decatur County Hospital Rehabilitation Team offers comprehensive treatment plans to help you get back on your feet. Our team offers Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy services including:

  • Inpatient/skilled therapies
  • Lymphedema and wound care
  • Neurotherapy
  • Orthopedics and sports injuries
  • Speech disorders
  • Vestibular therapy
  • Pediatric rehab
  • Dry Needling

PHYSICAL THERAPY

Whether you are recovering from a fall, illness, or surgery, Decatur County Hospital Physical Therapy offers comprehensive and individual treatment plans to help you get back on your feet. Depending on your individual needs, physical therapy can help you with flexibility, balance, strength, endurance, and coordination.

Physical therapy may be recommended for the following:

  • Back and Neck Pain
  • Orthopedic Injuries including knees, ankle/foot, shoulders or hips
  • Fractures
  • Arthritic Conditions, e.g., Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Post-Surgical Rehabilitation
  • Stroke Rehabilitation
  • Neurologic Disorders
  • Wound Care
  • Lymphedema
  • Vestibular Disorders (Dizziness)
  • Pain Management
  • Sports Injuries
  • Work Related Injuries
  • Dry Needling

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

At Decatur County Hospital, our occupational therapy department focuses on helping people regain or learn new skills to improve their ability to function as independently as possible.

Occupational therapists at DCH develop a personalized treatment approach for patients with conditions such as:

  • Arthritis
  • Developmental delay
  • Diabetes
  • Neurological disorders
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Sports injuries
  • Stroke
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Upper extremity disorders
  • Work related injuries

Occupational therapy may focus on areas such as:

  • Bathing, dressing, feeding skills, handwriting, and social skills
  • Home safety evaluations
  • Managing a checkbook
  • Meal preparation
  • Pain management
  • Splinting
  • Wheelchair assessments
  • Workplace ergonomics

If you feel you or your family member may benefit from occupational therapy but do not see a specific condition or focus area, please call the rehab department at 641-446-2219 to inquire.

SPEECH THERAPY

Speech therapists are contracted by Decatur County Hospital to improve the quality of life for individuals experiencing problems with speaking, understanding, swallowing or hearing. Therapists work to treat these disorders and minimize the isolating and frustrating impact they often have. Speech therapy services include:

  • Adult and child speech disorders
  • Aphasia
  • Cognitive disorders
  • Swallowing disorders
  • Traumatic brain injury

Our goal in the speech therapy department is to return patients to their prior level of function and improve their quality of life.

LYMPHEDEMA CARE

Lymphedema is general swelling of the legs or arms often associated with removal of or dysfunction of the lymph nodes. With physician guidance, lymphedema can be managed with early diagnosis and diligent care of the affected limb. Decatur County Hospital is dedicated to providing lymphedema services in order to improve quality of life for many people living with this disease

DRY NEEDLING

Benefits of dry needling include:

  1. Promoting healthy blood flow
  2. Improving oxygen circulation
  3. Easing muscle and joint pain
  4. Loosening stiff muscles, which may promote a quicker recovery
  5. And more

Dry needling is similar to acupuncture in the fact that both use dry, monofilament needles. However, dry needling uses a more Western Medicine approach. After identifying the specified injured site, a dry needle is inserted directly into the inflamed area(s).

In addition to helping with inflamed areas, dry needling can help with other physical issues. Trigger points/knots are tight bands of muscles & can also be identified throughout the body and treated with dry needles. Sterile, monofilament needles are inserted into the myofascial trigger point, with the goal of causing the irritated muscle to twitch. This response is normal, and is the body’s way of initiating a healing response.

Some of the conditions that may respond well to dry needling are:

  1. Chronic pain & tension
  2. Cramping
  3. Sprains/strains
  4. Muscle tightness
  5. Scar tissue
  6. And more

You may experience muscle soreness from the needling but that is simply part of the healing process. It should subside within a day or two with normal activity.

If you or someone you know may benefit from dry needling, call 641-446-2219 to schedule your appointment.