Excelsior Springs Medical Center, Excelsior Springs, Missouri 64024

1700 Rainbow Blvd.
Excelsior Springs, MO 64024
816-630-6081

Affiliated with
North Kansas City Hospital

Joint Commission
Accredited

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Rehabilitation Services

The Excelsior Springs Medical Center's Rehabilitation Services team brings over 100 years combined experience to improving health through:

• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy

• Speech Pathology
• Audiology

We, as professionals, welcome the responsibility of caring for those who face numerous challenges. Our aim is to restore function or to train our patients to accommodate their limitations by addressing his/her real life problems. The ultimate goal is to return them to as independent a lifestyle as possible.

We provide care in acute, skilled nursing facility, outpatient, home health, and long term care settings.

Physical Therapy

Musculoskeletal therapy includes: myofascial release; treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis; muscle and other soft tissue injury rehabilitation; joint replacement rehabilitation; back injury prevention and rehabilitation; general stretching; posture education; amputation rehabilitation; prosthetic and orthotic management; and orthopedic sports rehabilitation.

Neuromuscular therapy includes: stroke rehabilitation; closed heal injury; congenital or acquired disorders of the central nervous system; and vestibular rehabilitation.

Integumentary therapy includes: wound management and burn management.

Occupational Therapy

A registered therapist conducts a skilled evaluation of problems and needs and initiates the use of various modalities and practices to correct, adapt, or increase a person's abilities for everyday self-care and meaningful activities.

Wheelchair Modification to assist patients to maintain upright, midline posture while in a wheelchair without signs or symptoms of skin breakdown includes: dropseat; cushions; arm traugh; lateral support; abductor wedge; and elevating foot rests.

Adaptive Equipment to compensate for physical limitations includes: long handled sponge, reacher, shoehorn; sock aid; elevated toilet seat; built up utensils; dressing stick; and weighted writing utensils.

Activities of Daily Living restore independence with everyday tasks: dress; groom; feed; bathe; toilet; housekeeping; food preparation.

Upper Extremity Therapy to increase performance of upper extremity functioning includes: strengthening; pain control; fracture; sprain; splinting; post surgical therapy; active range and passive range of motion.

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Speech-Language Pathology

Stroke Rehabilitation helps stroke patients regain function of language, memory and speech.

Dysphagia Evaluation and Therapy (Swallowing) helps those who develop swallowing impairments as they age or due to a disease process such as stroke, Parkinson's Disease, or Alzheimer's.

Voice Therapy helps those who have changes to their voice quality following treatment for cancer or after laryngectomy, or from a stroke; helps those who stutter to increase their fluency; helps children and adolescents who have language disorders to understand and give directions, ask and answer questions, convey ideas, and improve the language skills that lead to better academic performance.

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Audiology

Health care professionals measure hearing ability; identify hearing disorders; provide rehabilitation services; assess amplification devices and instruct in their care; and provide training in speech reading.

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