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| "I'll miss her when she quits coming," says Dee Ross, a patient of PHD Home Health physical therapist Laurie Stafford. "With her help, I finally got out of the house by myself." |
Panhandle Health District's Home Health program understands that therapy is often an integral part of recovery. That's why PHD provides an experienced staff that offers physical, occupational and speech therapy in your home.
Physical Therapy
This is the therapy that helps you regain independence. Physical therapy works to improve movement and function and reduce pain. Treatments include stretching, strengthening, coordination, balance and techniques to ease movement.
PHD Physical Therapists:
- Are ordered by your doctor.
- Constantly assess your progress.
- Are compassionate and respectful of your home.
- Communicate with you, your family and caregivers.
- Work toward your goals, not theirs.
- Visit you several times each week for weeks or even months.
- Schedule visits in advance and work around activities important to you.
- Show you how to reorganize your home to reduce hazards.
- Make sure you get the equipment--wheelchairs, walkers, etc.--that you need as quickly as possible.
- Monitor your oxygen levels during activity.
- Refer you to the community resources you need, such as medical social workers.
PHD Physical Therapists teach you to:
- Move easier in your surroundings.
- Get up after falling.
- Breathe and pace yourself for energy conservation.
- Meet your goals.
This therapy helps people regain their abilities to perform daily living activities. Treatments include hand exercises, splinting, adaptive changes to the home, education and more.
PHD Occupational Therapists:
- Are ordered by your doctor.
- Constantly assess your progress.
- Are compassionate and respectful of your home.
- Communicate with you, your family and caregivers.
- Work toward your goals, not theirs.
- Visit you several times each week for weeks or even months.
- Schedule visits in advance and work around activities important to you.
- Help you reach the highest and safest daily living performance level possible.
- Refer you to the community resources you need, such as medical social workers.
Examples of daily living skills Occupational Therapists can help you:
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