Physical Therapy
St.Vincent's physical therapy program provides assessment, evaluation, and treatment for patients with the goal of increasing mobility, strength, endurance, function, healing, and effective pain management.
Benefits
Physical therapy can be beneficial treatment for:
- Orthopedic non-surgical conditions, including back, neck and extremity dysfunctions
- Orthopedic surgery, such as joint replacement, arthroscopy, spinal surgeries
- Sports-specific rehabilitation
- Neurological rehabilitation
- Cancer rehabilitation, such as restoration of function, minimization of physical decline, palliative measures
- Pregnancy, including pre and post-natal musculoskeletal conditions
- Incontinence and pelvic pain
- General rehabilitation, including cardiac, pulmonary, general deconditioning
- Geriatric conditions, such as debilitation, balance disorders, arthritis
- Industrial rehabilitation for injured workers
- Wound treatment
Treatment Options
Physical therapy at St.Vincent is coordinated by a team of expert and experienced, licensed physical therapists and PT assistants. They provide evaluation and individualized treatment plans for many areas of a patient’s functional capacity, such as:
- Aerobic capacity/ endurance
- Arousal, attention, cognition
- Circulation
- Cranial and peripheral nerve integrity
- Environmental/ home/work barriers
- Ergonomics and body mechanics
- Gait, locomotion and balance
- Skin integrity
- Joint integrity and mobility
- Motor function (dexterity, coordination, agility)
- Muscle performance (strength, power and endurance)
- Neuromuscular development and sensory integration
- Pain
- Posture
- Range of motion
- Ventilation/respiration
Specialized Physical Therapy Services
Selected sites within our rehabilitation therapies system provide:
- Aquatic therapy: Our Hydroworx pool provides a unique environment for reduced weight-bearing, assisted or resisted exercise. Includes an underwater treadmill.
- Orthotic fabrication
- Lymphedema management
- Video Gait Analysis: Provides a detailed evaluation of gait mechanics to aid in treatment of lower extremity dysfunctions.
- Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Dysfunction Treatment
- Graston Technique: Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization
- Vestibular rehabilitation
- Functional capacity evaluation
- Work conditioning
- Sports-specific assessments
- St. Vincent Institute on Aging: Multidisciplinary screenings and recommendations for geriatric patients
- Ultraviolet therapy: Treatment of psoriasis, eczema, and other skin disorders
- VAX-D Spinal Decompression Therapy
Inpatient / Outpatient Locations
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Home Health Care Physical Therapy
In the Indianapolis area, call (317) 338-9696 for more information.
Centralized Scheduling
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Tips for Outpatient Rehabilitation
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