Physical Therapy - We specialize in treatment of pain, range of motion limitations, muscle weakness, postural imbalance, and neurological impairments through the use of physical agents, mobilization, and exercise our emphasis is on objective documentation of progress and active patient involvement.

Speech Pathology - Laurel Highlands Health Center has speech pathology consultant available for testing, evaluation, and treatment of communication disorders, aphasia, articulation disorders, stuttering, voice disorders, swallowing, and feeding problems. Convenient arrangements can be made to meet this important rehabilitation need.

Injured athletes require prompt and through care to facilitate safe return to their sport Laurel Highlands Health Center provides a complete athletic rehabilitation service that allows for on-site athletic supervision, medical examination, and clinical rehabilitation of injuries. Our pre-season athletic screening helps in
meeting everyone's goal of injury prevention.

Our treatment of neck and low back problems requires active patient involvement. We utilize a progressive treatment approach with the emphasis on exercise, therapist assisted exercise and joint mobilization. Let the "exercise experts" help prevent future episodes of back and neck injury in everyday situations.

Laurel Highlands Health Center offers a comprehensive rehabilitation program for the injured worker, In the "Work Place", treatment protocols coordinated with our industrial medicine committee are designed to achieve maximal results within a reasonable time frame. We perform Functional Capacity Evaluations, analyze working conditions, and implement work hardening programs. Job simulation during work hardening is our specialty, We hope our multi-disciplinary approach to industrial rehabilitation meets the diverse needs of the worker as well as the employer.

Isokinetic resistance allows maximum muscle development in all points of it's range of motion. Our computerized isokinetic equipment allows us to measure and improve the strength, power, and endurance of specific muscle groups to achieve proper body balance. At Laurel Highlands Health Center we believe our exercise programs can only succeed with objective documentation of
progress and logical exercise adjustment.

Pinched nerves in the neck or low back, or numbness and tingling in the hand should receive prompt and accurate assessment. Our specially trained physical therapists are qualified to perform sophisticated nerve conduction velocity testing and electromygraphic analysis upon referral from your physician. The
detailed knowledge we obtain serves as a guide to appropriate and effective treatment.

An uncomfortable clicking sensation in the jaw, headaches, and neck pain can be symptoms of temporal mandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction. Laurel Highlands Health Center has developed a unique treatment program that coordinates exercise and dental appliance application. Our goal is to normalize movement and posture of the neck, shoulder girdle, and jaw. Active patient
involvement, exercise and regular assessment of dental appliances ensures maintenance of progress and optimal return of function.

Laurel Highlands Health Center also provides home health physical therapy services. When a patient cannot get out to a physical therapy clinic because of immobility, acuteness of injury, or medical restrictions, we provide licensed physical therapist to start the patient on the road to recovery. In the convenience of the home setting, our therapists will evaluate and design exercise and mobility programs to allow the patient to gradually resume a functional lifestyle. As with other physical therapy services, a doctor's prescription would be needed for a patient to qualify for home health visitation.

Aquatic therapy is a newly innovative program offered by Laurel Highlands Hearth Center. We make available to our patients the healing properties of water in a program that considers the patient's diagnosis and individual goals. Painful and stiff joints benefit from the buoyancy effects of water and the gentle full body resistance offered by exercise movement against water. This new program has been developed to treat both extremities and back problems particularly in the acute stage with special benefits for the arthritic patent. The patient does not need to know how to swim to participate in this aspect of physical therapy.

Education seminars, wellness programs, newsletters, sports clinics, internship programs, and a speakers network that covers a variety of health care topics with special emphasis on prevention. Sample topics include running, back school, postural pain in the work place, spinal screening, orthotic casting, and physical therapy for the expectant/post delivery woman.

We expect you to make an educated decision when choosing your health care provider. Stop in and ask questions if you need assistance in deciding if Laurel Highlands Health Center can help you.

You can make an appointment by phoning or stopping in. We try to accommodate even the busiest of schedules.

We make event effort to facilitate the processing of insurance claims so that the maximum health benefit you are entitled to is obtained. Be aware, however, that you are responsible for anything not covered by your insurance. If you do not have insurance or have difficulty with the balance of your bill, other payment
arrangements can be made. We offer a flexible schedule of payments tailored to your particular situation. We also accept Visa And MasterCard.

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