Access Health & Avera Medical Group Family Health Center — Brookings

Avera Therapy — Brookings

Sunday Closed
Monday 8:00AM-5:00PM
Tuesday 8:00AM-5:00PM
Wednesday 8:00AM-5:00PM
Thursday 8:00AM-5:00PM
Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM
Saturday Closed

Finding Us: This clinic is located inside the Yorkshire Medical Building, near the intersection of Yorkshire Drive and 22nd Avenue. Use the west entrance. Free parking is available next to the building.

This Avera therapy and rehabilitation clinic in Brookings, SD, offers specialized services and treatment including physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. Here you’ll find personalized care from therapy and rehabilitation experts who treat a wide range of injuries and conditions. We use the latest techniques, equipment and procedures to help you feel better, reach your potential and get back to doing the things you love.

Local Physical Therapy and Rehab Services

Physical Therapy

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, coordination and joint mobility.

  • Concussion management and neuro rehabilitation
  • Dizziness and balance therapy – and vestibular rehabilitation
  • Ergonomics (ergonomic assessments)
  • Geriatric support
  • Industrial rehabilitation
  • Wheelchair seating and positioning

In addition to the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of conditions, our team offers preventive care, screenings, consultations, assessments, management, counseling and follow-up care.

Sports & 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. We use evidence-based treatment options and supportive amenities including:

  • Individualized exercise plan
  • Hand therapy (including splinting)
  • Manual therapy (soft tissue and joint mobilization)
  • Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM)
  • Stretches
  • Blood flow restriction
  • Dry needling
  • Post-surgical techniques
  • Kinesiology taping
  • Orthotic care

Pelvic Floor & Women’s Health Services

Pelvic floor physical therapy improves the strength and ability of the muscles that support the bladder, urethra and other pelvic organs. Our physical therapists are specialty trained in helping with pain, incontinence and dysfunction – and provide various treatment approaches to women’s physical health, including:

  • Behavior techniques
  • Biofeedback
  • Bladder diary
  • Core stabilization exercises
  • Diet education
  • Electrical stimulation
  • Manual therapy
  • Pelvic floor exercises
  • Relaxation and breathing techniques

Pediatric Therapy

Our team of pediatric therapists treats kids with developmental conditions, and we aim to improve their daily life skills including:

  • Dressing, grooming and play
  • Feeding and eating
  • Fine motor skills such as writing, buttoning and cutting
  • Gross motor skills like jumping, kicking, crawling and running
  • Sensory processing deficits
  • Visual and perception skills

Lymphedema Therapy

Lymphedema can be caused by cancer treatment, trauma, circulatory issues, infection, obesity and, in more rare cases, it can be hereditary. Regardless of its source, our therapy clinic offers treatment and education to deal with this condition. We even have physical therapists specifically trained in managing lymphedema. Physical therapy treatment options include:

  • Manual lymph drainage
  • Compression garments
  • Home instruction

Jaw Pain & TMJ Therapy

The temporomandibular joint 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 including dry needling and ultrasound

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 occupational therapists will help you improve health and well-being, so you can take part in work and everyday activities. We provide:

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Hand therapy
  • Self-care and home safety skills
  • Therapy for upper extremity pain and referred pain
  • Vision therapy

Speech Therapy

Our speech language pathologists 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

Department of Brookings Health System

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