Physical Therapy
The valuable final product of the Floyd Valley Hospital Physical Medicine Department is a patient who has decreased pain, improved function, has been educated so he / she can maintain his / her condition, and feels that he / she has been cared for as a unique and important individual.
Features
- A spacious 1500 square foot gym area with state-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment right at Floyd Valley Hospital
- Six physical and three occupational therapists with skills in varying specialties and expertise
- Dedicated staff that provides competent, customized and caring treatment to decrease pain, improve function and assist patients in maintaining or improving their condition after treatment
- A facility open from 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday, but with therapists available as a patient's needs arise
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- Staff may provide services for inpatients, outpatients or through the Home Health Department
- Therapists provide services to the community on-site, at special events, give wellness and injury prevention presentations and conduct ergonomic evaluations at local companies and businesses
- Equipment available includes: strength training equipment, the ADL (assisted daily living) lab and the unweighing device for rehabilitation of strokes, head injuries and spinal stenosis
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Physical Therapy Services
- Arthritis
- Athletic injuries
- Back and/or neck pain
- Brain injury and stroke rehabilitation
- Ergonomics, workplace assessment and treatment of injuries
- F.A.S.T. (Functional Agility Speed Training) - ground-based
athletic performance enhancement program
- Home Health Industrial Medicine - workman's compensation
- Lymphedema
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- Neck and/or back pain
- Oncology Rehabilitation
- Orthopaedics
- Pediatric Care
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Sports Medicine for schools and game coverage
- Vestibular Rehabilitation (Inner ear disfunction)
- Women's Health Issues (Incontinence Training and Osteoporosis)
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Occupational Therapy Services
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- Activities of Daily Living Lab (ADL Lab)
- Brain injury and stroke rehabilitation
- Hand rehabilitation
- Pediatric care
- Sensory integration
- Use of adaptive equipment
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F.A.S.T. (Functional Agility Speed Training) - ground-based athletic performance enhancement program
Therapists and Their Concentrations
- Jerry DeWit, PT - Neurologic and Orthopaedic
- Troy Henrich, PT - Athletics, Ergonomics, Orthopaedics and Workplace
- Genise Jentz, PT - Orthopaedics and Pediatrics
- Tony Peyton, PT - Arthritis, Athletics, Ergonomics, Orthopaedics and Workplace
- Erin Schroeder, OT - Pediatric and Neurologic
- Linda Timperley, OT - Geriatrics and Pediatrics
- Kristina Vander Stelt, PT - Geriatric, Orthopaedics and Women's Health
Contact Information
Physical Medicine Department
Floyd Valley Hospital
P. O. Box 10
Le Mars, IA 51031
1-712-546-3377 or 1-800-642-6074 x377
physical.therapy@floydvalleyhospital.org
