Rochelle Community Hospital has licensed Physical and Occupational Therapist on staff that can create a personalized rehabilitation program for you. Whether you’re recovering from surgery, an injury or an illness, our staff is ready to help you get back to doing the things you love – as quickly and smoothly as possible.
Rehabilitation Services Available at RCH
Physical Therapists are experts in proper human motion. We work with patients in the hospital and in outpatient settings. The goal of our Physical Therapy team is to help each patient achieve their full functional potential. To help achieve this goal, our licensed physical therapists will perform an initial evaluation that will help develop goals and a treatment plan that is specific to each individual client. Our therapists provide one-on-one treatment as well as skilled hands-on manual therapy. Your highly-qualified therapists and assistants will educate you on your condition and how you can work to improve it. We want you to achieve the best outcome for healthy, active daily living.
Our physical therapy services include:
- Sports Medicine – treating injuries for any athlete
- Orthopedics
- Acute/Post Surgical – including total joint programs and back surgery
- Neurological
- Balance and Vestibular
- Fall Prevention
- Work/Injury/Cumulative Trauma
- Strengthening/Core Stabilization
- Skilled hands-on manual therapy
- Relax muscles with therapeutic heat/ice treatments, electrical stimulation and ultrasound.
- Dry-needling
Hours
Monday – Thursday: 8:00 a.m – 6:30 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Contact Us
Call 815-561-1140, to schedule your rehab sessions or for additional information.
Occupational therapy focuses on the things you want and need to do in your daily life or things that occupy your time (OCCUPATIONS). Occupational therapy intervention uses adaptations, activities and exercises to promote health, healing, and improve your ability to participate in desired or important activities you want to do. This could be any activity that is meaningful to you such as caring for yourself, getting back to work, household tasks like cooking, or other hobbies.
Our Occupational Therapies include:
- Orthopedics including shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hands
- Neuro rehab including vision rehab
- Post breast cancer rehab
- Activity modification
- Acute care
- ADL retraining
For Women’s Optimal Pelvic Function and Health
What is Pelvic Floor Dysfunction?
Our pelvic floor is made up of a layered group of muscles in the pelvic area. Similar to a sling, our pelvic muscles support the bladder, uterus (in women), prostate (in men), and the rectum. If these ligaments and connective tissue that support pelvic organs don’t work as they should, the following symptoms may occur:
- Frequent urination or an urgent need to go to the bathroom
- Urinary or bowel incontinence
- Constipation
- Painful intercourse
- Pelvic pain or pressure
- Tailbone, lower back, or hip pain
Pelvic floor disorders are common, but you don’t have to live with the symptoms. Our team is comprised of rehab providers that will evaluate and treat pelvic conditions with a customized treatment plan.
Why Pelvic Floor Therapy?
According to the National Association for Continence, over 50% of women will experience incontinence and leaking during their lives.
- Prevalence of urinary incontinence increases with age. 75% of women over 65 experience leaking. (mayoclinichealthsystem)
- Contrary to popular belief, no amount of leaking is normal, regardless of whether you are postpartum or have experienced it for years.
Other diagnosis that we can assess and treat include:
- Urinary/bowel incontinence or retention
- Urinary urgency
- Pelvic organ prolapse
- Pelvic pain
- Painful intercourse
- Pregnancy/postpartum
- SI joint pain
- Pelvic nerve injuries
- Myofascial pain
- Vaginismus
- Vulvodynia
What can be expected during visits:
- Extensive history intake
- One-on-one treatments
- Internal and external exams
- Biofeedback
- Core stability/pelvic floor exercises
- Bladder education
- Manual techniques
- Individualized patient information
We also specialize in pregnant and postpartum pelvic floor function therapy.
How can pelvic floor therapy help during pregnancy:
- Reduce low back pain
- Help with improved posture to prevent chronic pain
- Birth preparation with education of breathing and reduced risk of tearing
- Guidance for postpartum rehab
- Pelvic floor coordination
How can pelvic floor therapy help postpartum:
- Correction of diastasis recti
- Pelvic organ prolapse reduction
- Increased core strength
- Pelvic floor coordination
- Postural support for breast feeding
- Mastitis education and manual techniques to manage
- Faster recovery after birth
- Relief of pain and discomfort
- Emotional and mental empowerment
- Safe return to exercise
- Pain free postpartum intercourse
Who we treat:
- Our Therapists currently focus on women’s pelvic health, although are able to educate males with incontinence issues.
- We do not currently see patients under the age of 18.
Meet Our Team:
Rochelle Community Hospital’s Physical Therapists have worked to gain more knowledge in pelvic health through certifications provided by Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute and continue to study the field of pelvic health in order to provide the highest quality care. Currently, their focus is diagnoses related to women’s health and pelvic function.
Make an Appointment:
If you are experiencing any of the mentioned pelvic issues, or think you may benefit from pelvic floor therapy:
- Ask your doctor to send a referral to Rochelle Community Hospital’s Physical & Occupational Therapy Department
- Or Call 815-561-1140 to make an appointment
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