Rehabilitation
Palm Garden of Pinellas shares your goal to return safely home to your life. Our distinguished interdisciplinary rehabilitation team will partner with you in restoring the activities you enjoy. Our team of licensed professional therapists will create a personalized rehabilitative program together with you to recapture independence.
Innovative Approach
Our therapists partner with you to implement a comprehensive, individualized plan to maximize your physical, social, and emotional independence for a safe return to home.
Palm Garden rehab gyms feature cutting-edge technology and top-of-the-line equipment including:
- Alter-G treadmill
- HUR strength training equipment
- Biodex Balance System
- Omni VR virtual reality training
- NuStep recumbent trainer
- Therapeutic modalities include Electrical stimulation, ultrasound, and diathermy
- VitalStim dysphagia therapy
Physical Therapy
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One-on-one physical therapy- Relationships matter. Our therapists are full-time Palm Garden team members
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Training in mobility, gait stability, ambulation, posture, and positioning
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Custom exercise programs to re-educate muscles, increase muscle function, and improve coordination
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Specialty programming and technology to promote balance and fall prevention
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Joint and soft tissue mobilization to increase range of motion and manage contractures
Occupational Therapy
Helping you adapt to specific social and physical environments through:
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Training independence in important daily activities like dressing, bathing, eating, and grooming
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Activities for memory, orientation, and cognitive integration
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Adaptive techniques and equipment to overcome physical disabilities
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Strengthening and coordination exercises
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Exercise to reduce the effects of arthritis or other conditions to maintain normal joint movement
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Therapeutic environment for activities of daily living re-training with full kitchen, bathroom, and bed
Speech-Language Pathology
Restoring functional communication and swallowing mechanics through:
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Exercises designed to recover speech, language, and memory skills
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Programs to strengthen verbal and non-verbal communication, including hearing impaired
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Functionally appropriate diets
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Focus on oral muscle strength and functions required for speaking and swallowing
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FEES swallow studies (Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing)
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VitalStim certified Speech-Language Pathologists are members of our Palm Garden Team