Physical Rehabilitation

Our fully accredited, 33-bed comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation unit is designed for adults with physical, cognitive and communicative limits. Our goal is to help patients regain mobility, restore function, reduce pain and adjust emotionally after life-altering illness or injury.

With unique and advanced technology like the Optimal G ambulator, our inpatient care can treat spinal cord and similar injuries.

Our Lady of the Lake's Outpatient Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation services are provided as a joint venture with Baton Rouge Physical Therapy.

This partnership allows us to offer more Board-Certified specialists than any other rehabilitation therapy practice in Louisiana. Outpatient rehabilitation services include physical therapy, occupational therapy, sports medicine therapy and more.

Outpatient Rehab: Adult and Pediatric Therapy 

We offer the most comprehensive therapy program in Acadiana including physical, occupational and speech therapies focusing on orthopedic and neurological care for all ages. In addition, our licensed and highly trained therapists offer specialized programs in the areas of pelvic floor, lymphedema management, driver rehabilitation and hand therapy, helping patients resume an active lifestyle enjoying the things they love most.

DRIVER REHAB PROGRAM

• Certified Driver Rehab Specialist (CDRS)
• Clinical and in-vehicle assessment
• Vehicle modification recommendations

HAND THERAPY 

• Certified Hand Therapist (CHT)
• Splinting
• Arthritis care
• Post-surgery care
• Scar management

LYMPHEDEMA THERAPY (Women’s & Children’s campus) 

• Manual lymphatic drainage
• Compression bandaging
• Home management education

NEUROLOGY 

• Physical, occupational and speech therapy programs
• Stroke, spinal cord injury and brain injury programs
• Balance/vestibular therapy
• Parkinson’s disease program (LSVT Big and Loud)
• Body unweighing system
• Bioness for foot drop and hand
• Cognitive therapy
• McNeill dysphagia therapy

ORTHOPEDICS 

• Physical and occupational therapy programs
• McKenzie spinal evaluation and treatment
• Total joint replacement therapy
• Myofascial release therapy
• Back, neck and joint pain
• Dry needling

PEDIATRIC THERAPY (Women’s & Children’s campus)

• Physical, occupational and speech therapy programs
• Developmental delays
• Orthopedics/sports injuries
• Handwriting
• Feeding therapy

PELVIC FLOOR PROGRAM (Women’s & Children’s campus) 

• Pelvic floor/rectal pain
• Chronic constipation
• Urinary/fecal incontinence Urinary urgency/frequency Pregnancy and post-partum

VOICE PROGRAM 

• Videostroboscopy
• Voice therapy

St. Dominic’s services are designed to help patients return to an optimal level of function and meet the daily challenges of their environment.

Inpatient rehabilitation includes physical therapy and occupational therapy.

Our Outpatient Rehabilitation and Hand Management Center aims to return individuals to an optimal level of function in order to meet the daily challenges of their environment. Our team includes certified therapy specialists in aquatics, orthopedic, hand management, lymphedema, neurologic, oncologic, return-to-work and pelvic health to assure the most comprehensive, state-of-the-art treatment in the Jackson region, rendered by a caring and competent team.

Our Rehabilitation programs are offered at the Community Health Center and are designed to meet the needs of the person whose ability to function has been impaired through normal aging, illness, injury or disability.

Physical, Occupational and Speech therapy programs are available and include activities such as mobility adaptations, hand rehabilitation, gross motor treatment, postural and gait assessment and treatment, and many other specialties.

Manages medical treatment, medication, education, skin care, wound care and manages discharge planning needs.

Leads the rehab team. Performs daily medical rounds, medication management and manages the comprehensive medical/rehab plan for each patient.

Serves as patient advocate, collaborates with rehab team and communicates clinical updates with the payors. The case management team also monitors patient progress, communicates with the patient/family on rehab plan and coordinates discharge planning.

Promotes independence through the routine of daily activities, including feeding, grooming, bathing and dressing.

Assists with transfers into bed, chair, wheelchair, shower, toilet and vehicle. Also assists with mobility including walking, using a wheelchair and climbing stairs.

Assists the patient to understand information and how to communicate wants and needs. In addition, social cognition is addressed with problem solving and memory. Swallowing disorders are also evaluated and treated.

Reinforces newly learned skills acquired from treatment sessions. Engages patients with activities that promote social and emotional well-being.