Rehabilitation Services
Physical therapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy in Bellevue
Physical therapy
Physical therapy focuses on improving motion for people who have physical disabilities due to injuries or illness. Our skilled physical therapists provide comprehensive, individualized rehabilitation programs for both children and adults. Our goal is to enhance your mobility, strength, and independence, helping you return to a healthy, active life.
Appointments: A referral is required. For more information, call 419-483-4040, Ext. 4279.
Conditions we treat
Our therapists provide care for a wide range of conditions, including:
- Accident injuries
- Arthritis
- Back injuries
- Joint replacement or fusion
- Ligament repairs
- Neck injuries
- Neurological disorders
- Sports injuries
- Sprains, strains and fractures
- Work injuries
- Vestibular/concussion disorders
Our services include
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Aquatic therapy
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Balance screenings
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Gait training
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Joint mobilization
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Postoperative rehabilitation
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Posture education
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Sports medicine and athletic training
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Trigger point dry needling
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Vestibular rehabilitation
Speech Therapy
Speech therapy at Firelands Health The Bellevue Hospital helps adults and children improve their speech, language and oral motor abilities through personalized care and evidence-based treatment. Our speech-language pathologists provide life-changing therapy for individuals who experience challenges with communication, eating or swallowing due to illness, injury or developmental conditions.
Appointments: A referral is required. For more information, call 419-483-4040, Ext. 4279.
Conditions we treat
Our experienced speech-language pathologists provide care for both adult and pediatric patients with:
How speech-language pathologists can help
Speech-language pathologists work to prevent, evaluate and treat a range of functions, including:
- Speech disorders occur when an individual has trouble making speech sounds correctly. This can be caused by problems with how they move their mouth, lips, and tongue, or by difficulty planning the movements.
- Language disorders occur when someone has trouble understanding or using language. This can involve difficulty following directions, using the right words, or putting sentences together in a social or functional way. This can affect both spoken and written communication.
- Dysphagia is difficulty swallowing and typically occurs after an illness, injury, stroke or surgery.
- Fluency disorders affect the smoothness of speech, with stuttering and cluttering among the most common examples.
- Voice disorders occur when an individual has difficulties with their voice or resonance, including variation in pitch, hoarseness, or the inability to produce sound. Voice disorders may be the result of vocal abuse, vocal cord nodules/paralysis or neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s disease.
Occupational therapy
Occupational therapy focuses on enabling people to live their lives as independently as possible. Following an illness or injury, such as a stroke, brain injury, orthopedic surgery, or arm injury, occupational therapists work with patients to help them achieve the fullest possible participation in their daily activities and occupations.
Firelands Health The Bellevue Hospital Rehabilitation Services department provides inpatient care, industrial services, outpatient services and pediatric occupational therapy.
Appointments: A referral is required. For more information, call 419-483-4040, Ext. 4279.
Conditions we treat
Our occupational therapists are skilled in treating a wide range of injuries and conditions, including:
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Amputation/reimplantation
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Arthritis
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Carpal tunnel syndrome
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Contusions, sprains or strains
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Stroke
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Tendinitis
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Fractures
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Head injuries
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Joint replacement or fusion
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Ligament repairs
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Nerve compression syndromes
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Peripheral nerve injuries
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Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD)
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Spinal cord injuries
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Splint fabrication
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Tendon laceration or evulsions
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Tennis or golfer’s elbow
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Industrial services and functional capacity evaluation
Lymphedema treatment
Our occupational therapists treat acute and chronic lymphedema of the extremities through complete decongestant therapy, massage, compression wraps and patient education on self-treatment and dietary changes.
