Local Physical Therapy and Rehab Services
Our experts treat injuries and diseases using therapeutic exercise and other hands-on techniques that focus on alleviating pain and improving posture, strength, endurance, balance and vestibular conditions, coordination and joint mobility.
Sports and Orthopedic-Focused Physical Therapy
You may benefit from physical therapy if you need post-operative rehabilitation, have arthritis or joint pain, or experienced a sports injury, such as a concussion, sprain, strain or simply overuse. Whether you’re in a recovery stage or trying to prevent injury, we work with you on individual goals to get you back to activity, sport, function and physical performance.
Our therapists work closely with the Avera Human Performance Center – Aberdeen, a place where all individuals can improve their strength and endurance or recover from injuries. We use evidence-based treatment options and supportive amenities including:
- Individualized exercise plan
- Manual therapy (soft tissue and joint mobilization)
- Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM)
- Therapeautic and cariovascular exercises
- Post-surgical and fracture care
- Blood flow restriction therapy
- Dry needling
- Vestibular therapy
- Aquatic pool therapy
- Ultraviolet treatment
- Laster therapy
- AlterG® treadmill
- Orthotic care and fabrication, plus prosthetic care
Pediatric Therapy
We offer a wide range of pediatric therapy programs at this clinic, including pediatric physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language therapy. Our therapists treat pediatric patients with developmental conditions, including:
- Developmental delays
- Cerebral palsy
- Muscular dystrophy
- Spinal cord injuries
- Spina bifida
- Balance and coordination problems
- Attention deficit disorder
- Genetic disorders
- Torticollis
- Autism
- Down syndrome
- Gait abnormalities
- Cleft palate
- Oral motor/feeding dysfunction
- Swallowing disorder
- Vocal cord dysfunction
Our team of speech therapists work with patients to perform pediatric voice evaluations and fluency specialty evaluations to develop individualized plans for each patient. For pediatric patients with developmental conditions, our pediatric occupational therapists aim to improve daily life skills such as:
- Dressing, grooming and play
- Feeding and eating
- Fine motor skills like writing, buttoning and cutting
- Visual, perception and sensory processing skills
Occupational Therapy
If you or a loved one needs rehabilitation services following a surgery or illness, or for the management of a chronic condition, our Avera Therapy occupational therapists will strive to help you improve health and well-being, so you can work and take part in everyday activities. Count on our occupational therapy team for:
- Adaptive equipment
- Custom splinting
- Hand therapy
- Self-care and home safety skills
- Therapy for upper extremity pain and referred pain
- Vision therapy
- Occupational medicine and work-related therapy
Neurological Therapy
Our team of outpatient therapists provide neurological rehab, neurocognitive therapy and other treatments. They help patients with a variety of conditions including:
- Parkinson’s disease (including Avera’s LSVT BIG and LOUD-certified therapists)
- Multiple sclerosis
- Balance and gait difficulties
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Stroke
- Concussion
- Guillain-Barre syndrome
- Transplants
- Falls
- Spinal cord injuries
- Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)
- Muscular dystrophy
- General deconditioning
- Limb amputation
We also offer advanced technology to support your therapy program:
- Functional electrical stimulation (FES) bikes to help with paralysis or muscle weakness
- Overhead track and harness systems to support rehabilitation and increase patients' confidence
- Balance Master® neuro sensorimotor integrator (NSI) technology to help patients improve stability and balance
- Computer-based therapy tools like Interactive Metronome® to improving timing, attention, coordination and regulation in children and adults
- Visuomotor and cognitive assessment and training devices to improve hand-eye coordination and reaction time and speed
TMJ Therapy
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) acts as a sliding hinge that connects your jawbone to your skull. This area can be affected by pain caused by an improper bite, clenching or grinding of the teeth, arthritis, injury, postural dysfunction or other issues. Our therapy clinics offer treatment to help relieve pain, improve mobility and strengthen this and surrounding areas. Therapy options include:
- Strengthening and stretching exercises for the temporomandibular joint
- Manual therapy
- Strengthening exercises for the neck and postural muscles
- Education on the condition, treatment strategies, activity and lifestyle modification
Your treatment may also include the use of modalities like dry needling and ultrasound.
Occupational Medicine & Work-Related Therapy
Optimize the health and safety of your employees with therapy services with our occupational medicine experts. Help your employees protect their well-being on the job with workplace-related services like the following:
- Pre-work screening
- Ergonomics for workplace modifications
- Job site analysis
- Drive Smart and Work Smart programs
- Functional job description assessment
- Functional capacity evaluations
- Work recovery physical and occupational therapy
Speech Therapy
Our speech language pathologists are available to evaluate and treat a variety of speech, language, cognitive-communication and swallowing disorders. Speech therapy services are individually designed to help improve:
- Cognition
- Communication
- Swallowing difficulty
- Voice disorders
- Word-finding deficits
Our pediatric speech therapy services partner with the Scottish Rite through donated funds to the Avera Foundation to support children who would not normally qualify for speech therapy services through their health insurance plan. Please contact 605-622-5878 for more details regarding the Scottish Rite speech therapy program at the Avera Therapy Center.
Region’s Only Warm-Water Therapy Pool
Physical and occupational therapy patients can benefit from the only full-size, warm-water therapy pool in the region. This 1,000-square-foot pool is handicap accessible, monitored by a certified lifeguard and features a treadmill, jets and benches. After completing treatment, patients can pay a low monthly fee to use the warm water therapy pool to continue their prescribed aquatic exercise plan on their own.
Athletic Training for Local Sports & Fitness
This Avera Therapy location features certified athletic trainers who serve as the official athletic, strength and conditioning trainers for schools, associations and community groups including:
- Aberdeen Christian School
- Aberdeen Fire Department
- Aberdeen Roncalli High School
- Aberdeen Wings Hockey
- Groton High School
- Matchbox Sport Recreation Center
- Northwestern High School
- Trinity Bible College
- Variety of club and private athletic events
Department of Avera St. Luke’s Hospital
