Rehabilitation and Wellness Services:      Prevention Plus located in the south part of the new Rural Health Clinic, offers a multidisciplinary team approach to rehabilitation and wellness.      Our therapists work in conjunction with other allied health and medical specialists helping our patients and wellness clients reach their optimal physical, mental, social, and economic independence and performance. Prevention Plus Services      Acute Care -speech, occupational and physical therapies;      Outpatient rehabilitation - speech, occupational, cardiac and physical therapies;      Wellness - independent exercise or personal training. Speech Therapy Services      Our speech-language pathologists evaluate communication problems as well as swallowing  dysfunction. They design treatment plans relevant to each patient's needs that may focus on:      Comprehensive skills for written and verbal communication;      Verbal and nonverbal communication, including the use of augmentative systems when necessary;      Cognitive status which may include memory, orientation, and reasoning skills;      Oral muscle strength and functioning for speaking and swallowing; and      Swallowing skills and techniques. Occupational Therapy Services      Occupational Therapy focuses on improving the physical, cognitive/perceptual and sensory components necessary for performing daily living skills. Whether illness or injury has caused a loss of any of these functions, referral to an occupational therapist may be necessary. Our ultimate goal is to help patients lead independent, productive and satisfying lives.  An occupational therapist may provide the following:      Evaluation and treatment of neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, development disorders or work injuries      Education and training in performing daily living tasks;      Sensorimotor treatments for increasing strength, endurance, range of motion, coordination, and balance;      Therapeutic activities for memory/perception, cognitive integration and daily life skills;      Instruction and/or fabrication of adaptive equipment; and      Splint fabrication for proper positioning, facilitation of motion, spasticity and edema control, and pain reduction; Physical Therapy Services                               Our physical therapists partner with our patients to help them reach their optimal independence.  Our therapists evaluate each patient's needs and devise individualized therapeutic treatment programs which may include:      Therapeutic exercise programs to help increase muscle function, coordination, endurance, and mobility;      Gait and functional training for safety and independence;      Muscle re-education to regain function; and      Joint and soft-tissue mobilization to increase range of motion. Wellness Services      Our physical therapists work with clients to promote independent exercise or provide personal training for those individuals that would like assistance. For more information on our Wellness Center and the services provided please go to our Wellness Page. Cardiac Rehab Services      For more information on these services please see our Cardiac Rehab Page.