Outpatient Rehabilitation

Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services in Cape Girardeau

Saint Francis’ Outpatient Rehabilitation Services offers comprehensive and coordinated programs for adults and children in a state-of-the-art, medically integrated facility (featuring three swimming pools) at the Health and Wellness Center. Members of the interdisciplinary treatment team work together to develop individualized rehabilitation plans to improve health and achieve various levels of independence. After completing outpatient rehabilitation, patients have the opportunity to continue their rehabilitative exercises through Fitness Plus, also in the Health and Wellness Center. At Fitness Plus, patients can use the same exercise equipment they used in their rehabilitation programs, and their physical therapists are in the same facility should questions or problems arise.

In addition to treating all general orthopedic and neurological related diagnoses, Outpatient Rehabilitation offers the following specialty programs:

Physical Therapy

Through the use of exercises and applications that promote and restore normal function and development, physical therapists and assistants at Saint Francis Medical Center help patients overcome injuries and other physically debilitating conditions.

Aquatic Therapy

Aquatic therapy facilitates basic treatment techniques used in the gym by including the properties of water (buoyancy, resistance, support and warmth) to challenge and strengthen the patient’s balance, coordination, muscle, endurance, range of motion and tone.

Back School

Back school offers a basic introduction to spinal anatomy, proper lifting techniques and body postures, as well as an opportunity for participants to practice these skills.

Balance and Fall Prevention

The balance and fall prevention program is designed for a wide variety of patients and families. The program involves a thorough assessment of a patient’s overall health to identify contributing factors to falls and fall risk. Therapy is utilized to address strength, balance and walking to improve mobility and lessen a person’s risk for falls and injuries that can occur as a result of falling.

Hand Therapy

Hand therapy offers specialized treatment to patients who have lost range of motion, strength or endurance in their hands or arms due to illness or trauma.

Industrial Rehabilitation

Industrial rehabilitation offers individualized programs and therapies designed to get injured workers back on the job quickly. Therapists use a variety of resources to create a job-specific conditioning program in a simulated work environment.

Lymphedema Management

Certified lymphedema therapists help patients manage lymphedema through the use of complete decongestive therapy (CDT). Treatments are specialized to match the unique condition of each patient.

Sports Medicine Program

Whether for competition or recreation, Saint Francis Medical Center’s Sports Medicine program has been keeping athletes at their best since 1995. In addition to fostering athletic excellence, Saint Francis’ Sports Medicine team – physicians, certified athletic trainers and licensed physical therapists – has been helping athletes identify, recover from and prevent injuries. To learn more about the Sports Medicine program at Saint Francis, click here.

Vestibular Rehabilitation

The vestibular rehabilitation program is designed to therapeutically address the different causes of dizziness and vertigo. Specifically, the maneuvers and exercises for the condition known as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) are used in eliminating vertigo when appropriate.

Women’s Health

Various treatments are available to women to evaluate and treat incontinence, pelvic floor weakness, dysfunction/pain, postsurgical conditions and prenatal and postnatal care.

Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants at Saint Francis help individuals of all ages improve, recover or maintain the skills needed for everyday life (“occupations”). Through skilled observation, comprehensive evaluation and clinical reasoning, our Occupational Therapists develop individualized treatment plans that promote independence and enhance overall quality of life.

Our Occupational Therapy team works with patients experiencing a wide range of medical conditions, injuries and illnesses. At Saint Francis, we provide services for both adult and pediatric populations.

Adult Services

• Neurological Conditions: Stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injury, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis
• Orthopedic Injuries: Focused on restoring upper extremity function, including rotator cuff repairs, carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, fractures, splinting needs
• Cognitive Rehabilitation: Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, concussions
• Mental Health Conditions: PTSD, caregiver burnout, anxiety
• Vision Therapy: Perception, visual-motor skills, compensatory strategies
• Driving Evaluations: Comprehensive assessment to determine safety and readiness to return to driving. Physician referral required.

Pediatric Services

Pediatric Occupational Therapy focuses on developing the skills children need to grow, learn, play and become independent in daily life activities. Our Occupational Therapists use client-centered techniques designed to keep children motivated, build confidence and promote ongoing success. Common diagnoses include autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, developmental delays, fine motor delays, sensory processing disorder, ADHD, anxiety, genetic conditions and more.

Pediatric Therapy Practices Include

• Fine Motor Skills: Handwriting, buttoning / zipping, utensil use, coloring, scissor skills and more
• Self-Care (ADLs): Dressing, bathing, grooming, feeding, toileting, etc.
• Sensory Processing: Regulation, sensory diets, reducing meltdowns
• Developmental Milestones: Addressing delays, weakness and persistence of primitive reflexes
• Feeding & Oral Motor Skills: Picky eating, sensory difficulties, oral motor coordination, utensil use
• Visual Motor & Perceptual Skills: Reading readiness, writing skills, visual tracking
• Social-Emotional Regulation: Calming techniques, transitional skills, identifying emotions
• Social & Play Skills: Executive functioning, problem-solving, social interaction skills

Speech Therapy

Saint Francis Medical Center provides speech evaluations and assessments of language and swallowing, as well as all areas of speech pathology. After an initial assessment is completed, a plan of care is established with input from the patient’s family.

Pediatric Rehabilitation

The specialized pediatric rehabilitation program consists of an interdisciplinary team of physical, occupational and speech therapists with a focus on treating communication, physical, social and behavioral needs. Therapists are experienced at keeping children motivated during therapy sessions.

Contact

Saint Francis Outpatient Rehabilitation
150 S. Mount Auburn Road
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
573-331-5153

The Hand Center
48 Doctors Park Dr
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
573-331-3470