SUMMIT Physical Therapy & Rehab offers programs for:
Patients establish their own goals, with the Physical Therapist's input on what's realistic. Home exercise programs are implemented to promote healing and recovery as well as prevent future recurrences.
Prevention Programs:
- P.O.E.T. Testing (Post Offer Employment Test) - After hiring, the individual is tested to verify that their physical abilities match the physical demands of the job.
- Job Description Analysis - On site job analysis quantifying the physical demands through measurements to establish accurate job descriptions.
- Ergonomic Assessment - Analysis of work site and how people work for improved job safety in both the industry and office settings.
- Fitness & Wellness Programs - These programs can be either on-site or home-based, and are customized for each job task to prevent injury or overuse. They are effective for prevention of repetitive use injuries.
- Injury Prevention Education Programs - Training to employees and/or supervisors and managers for pre and post employment
Treatment Programs:
Clinic Treatment for injured employees to facilitate healing and recovery. Treatment begins with a thorough evaluation to establish an effective, individualized treatment plan. The plan is integrated with a return to work program from the onset of treatment.
- Work Conditioning Programs - Rehab program with work simulation training to enable a successful return to work outcome. The program involves total body conditioning with aerobic demands, and body mechanics training for work efficiency and prevention of re-injury.
- Functional Capacity Evaluations – A comprehensive test to determine the individual’s physical capability during the return to work planning process. The evaluation is a minimum of 3 ½ - 5 hour test that can be customized for job specific demands. It tests 33 different abilities, utilizing a research supported method for validity and reliability, and provides businesses with an easy to read report.
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Orthopedic Rehabilitation encompasses a wide range of injuries and problems involving the joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones and peripheral nerves. In physical therapy we work to resolve pain, limited motion, gait problems, weakness, loss of function, and to prevent recurrence.
Patients can either be seen after an injury or after surgery to facilitate the recovery process. We perform an evaluation to determine the cause of the limitation and therefore implement the appropriate treatment and rehab program.
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Athletic injuries are essentially orthopedic injuries which occur with an individual's involvement in any sport. Our goal for the athlete is to return them to the sport quickly through appropriate rehabilitation programs, and prevent re-injuries through proper warm-up and training techniques. Our programs are effective, helping return patients to previous levels of sports activity and improve their performance level through exercises for the trunk and upper and lower extremities.
Computerized isokinetic joint and muscle testing is often used during the rehab process to facilitate and track progress. To initiate strengthening and running activity at earlier stages of the recovery process, therapists will have athletes use the aquatic therapy pool.
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Manual Therapy is a hands-on approach of physical therapy for painful or restricted joints and muscles. Manual therapy helps restore normal movement and muscle function through a gentle and comfortable technique. One type of manual therapy is the Graston Tissue Augmentation which is effective for treating tendon and muscle pain syndromes using stainless steel instruments. Graston Technique is an advanced form of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization. It prevents acute conditions from becoming chronic.
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Neurological Rehabilitation involves injuries, disease, and problems related to the central nervous system. Common types of scenarios include stroke and spinal cord injury. In physical therapy the goal is to achieve the most independent level of function for the patient through strengthening, range of motion, coordination and balance training as well as functional activities. Often times, the patients rehab plan will include physical therapy and occupational therapy to obtain the goals set.
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Back and Neck Therapy (Spinal rehabilitation) refers to problems with your neck or back. Because of the unique structure of the spine and special problems related to this area, specialized training is necessary to ensure appropriate intervention.
Spinal injuries can occur as a result of traumatic events, and more often as a result of small but repetitive insults to the spine. Each spinal injury is unique and needs to be addressed with an individualized treatment program. Summit works with each patient in order to learn how to best treat their individual needs to return them back to their normal daily activities. This is performed through the use of manual techniques, targeted therapeutic exercise to core muscles, and modalities as needed. Treatment also teaches the patient how to prevent re-injury through activity modification training, ergonomic training, and instruction on home exercise and fitness programs.
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Occupational Therapy is a health and rehabilitation profession that helps people regain, develop, and build skills that are important for independent functioning, health and well-being. Occupational therapists work with people of all ages who, because of illness, injury or developmental impairment, need specialized assistance in learning skills to enable them to lead independent lives.
Occupational therapy services improve rehabilitation for many people with impairments due to:
- Orthopedic or work related injuries
- Arthritis, or other debilitating illnesses
- Stroke and other neurological conditions
- Head or spinal cord injuries
- Developmental disabilities in pediatrics
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Hand Therapy is the rehabilitation of the upper extremity of the body which includes the shoulders, arms, hands, elbows, fingers, wrists, and thumbs. Using specialized skills of modalities, splinting, manual techniques, therapeutic activities, exercises and education, our therapists provide each patient with an individualized treatment plan specific to their needs.
Wendi Schaffitzel, a certified hand therapist, is a registered physical therapist who through advanced continuing education, clinical experience and independent study has become proficient in the treatment of upper extremity conditions resulting from trauma, disease, or congenital or acquired deformity.
Hand Therapy is beneficial for the following: overuse injuries, arthritis, stroke, athletic injuries, work-related injuries, fractures, and motor-vehicle accidents. Our team of an Occupational Therapist and a Physical Therapist/Certified Hand Therapist assist patients in improving comfort, mobility, strength, and coordination in order to return to work, self-care, and leisure activities.
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The Aquatic Therapy program which opened in November 1999 - is the only one of its kind in Rogers County! The pool is in a private room and has a chair lift entry for wheelchair-bound patients. The temperature is maintained at 92 degrees, which is soothing for arthritic joints. Aquatic Therapy is beneficial to patients who are limited by pain or have difficulty bearing weight in an upright position. Patients can tolerate resistive exercises in water much better than on land, and are able to progress to normal outside activities sooner. Aquatic Therapy is beneficial to patients with arthritis of the back, arms and legs; pediatric rehabilitation; pain syndromes; balance disorders; sports rehab; neck and back injuries; and post-operative rehabilitation.
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Pediatric Rehab refers to the rehabilitation of children from birth to 18 years of age with neurological disorders, orthopedic conditions, Autism, developmental delays or sensory-integration dysfunction. Therapist receive special training to access a wide variety of problems such as muscle weakness, muscle tightness, balance, coordination issues, fine and gross motor skills and more. These issues must be addressed in the form of play, as is age appropriate, to ensure the child's cooperation and interest.
Language and Speech Therapy benefit children who need to improve their forms of communication. Our Speech Therapists can also help children transition from G-tube feeding to oral feeding.
Summit Pediatric Therapies provides physical and occupational therapy in a school setting in order to help children achieve their maximum level of function on the playground and classroom.
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Speech-Language Pathology offers evaluation and treatment to individuals of a wide age range and variety of communication disorders. Services are offered to infants through adults who demonstrate difficulty in areas of communication, including speech, language, cognitive, voice, and fluency. Swallowing and oral motor skills can also be evaluated and treated.
Speech-Language Pathologists work with individuals presenting various diagnosis, such as cerebral palsy, developmental delay, autism, Down's Syndrome, hearing impairment, cleft palate, and dysphasia. Persons who experience traumatic brain injury, CVA, or a progressive neurological disease such as Parkinson's Disease will also benefit from Speech Therapy.
Services may include evaluation, consultation, individual treatment sessions, and home program management. Exercises and techniques are individualized to meet the patient's needs. Family/caregivers are also instructed and included in the patient's treatment plan.
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WOMEN's HEALTH Physical Therapy will provide various treatments for women experiencing the
following:
- Overactive bladder
- Uncontrollable frequency urges
- Urinary leakage when coughing, sneezing, jumping and/or laughing
- Anxiety of urinary leakage
- Lack of intimacy due to pain
- Post pregnancy leakage 12 months after the delivery
- Pelvic pain with tight fitting clothes
- Heaviness in the pelvic area
- Feeling of incomplete bladder emptying
WOMEN's HEALTH Physical Therapy is being led by Ashleigh Day, MPT who specializes
in Pelvic Floor Function, Dysfunction and Treatment. She received training
from Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehab Institute. She is the only therapist
in Rogers County treating patients with incontinence and bladder issues.
Ashleigh Day uses the following treatments to provide this new service:
pelvic floor and core strengthening exercises; SEMG biofeedback; electrical
stimulation; manual therapy; behavior modification training; bladder retraining;
and education on bladder health, diet and exercise.
Rehabilitation is approximately 8 - 12 weeks and each session is an hour long.
The exam room is adjacent to a restroom and is in a comfortable and private
setting. This service is only offered at the Claremore facility. A
physician referral is required and most insurances will cover this new service.
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