PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY & SPEECH PATHOLOGY

Rehabilitation is the next step on your road to recovery. We’re proud to offer the latest programs in physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech pathology tailored to your personal needs and conditions.

A Therapeutic Environment

CMH provides a community-based, therapeutic environment for various rehabilitation needs, including: post-orthopaedic surgery, arthritis, injury, stroke and disease.

Through both long-term and short-term rehabilitation programs, we are able to help patients maximize their ability to function independently and get ready to return to the community. We also have follow-up, on-site care to ensure you’re meeting your personal goals.

See below for services offered and locations.

Services Offered

PHYSICAL THERAPY

Non-invasive interventions for sprains, joint replacements, arthritis and more.

Physical Therapy at CMH uses a range of non-invasive interventions to reduce pain and restore function for individuals dealing with injury, disability or disease. We also work closely with our Bone & Joint Center for patients recovering from orthopaedic procedures.

Our licensed physical therapists are licensed health care professionals with extensive education in human anatomy and biomechanics, and have a unique appreciation for the workings of the human body. They work together with your doctor to design an individual program to enhance both sports and daily life activities.

Depending on each individual patient’s needs, we have a portfolio of tools we pull from to design a personal program for recuperation.

Physical therapy options at CMH:

Specialized therapeutic exercises to stretch and strengthen muscles
Soft spine adjustments and joint mobilizations to improve range of motion
Posture, biomechanics and lifting instructions
Therapeutic massage and myofacial release techniques
Ultrasound, electrical stimulation, heat and cold therapies
Step-by-step home program with exercises, rest, ice, and heat
Sports medicine and personal training

If you are experiencing pain and disability resulting from an injury or disease, or are experiencing normal wear and tear from everyday life or arthritis, ask your doctor if physical therapy would help.

Conditions that can be treated or improved through PT:

  • Orthopaedic conditions
  • Joint sprains and strains
  • Bursitis and tendonitis
  • Impingement syndromes
  • Joint replacements
  • Conditions of the spine
  • Arthritis
  • Neurological conditions
  • Lymphedema
  • Strokes
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Ataxia
  • Gait disorders
  • Developmental problems
  • Fall prevention
  • Balance problems
  • Stress and urge incontinence
  • Women’s health including pelvic pain and dysfunction

A rehabilitation field that helps improve a patient’s quality of functioning. In addition to upper body motion, strength and coordination, occupational therapy encourages rehabilitation through the performance of everyday skills and activities, such as: dressing, eating, grooming, writing, cooking and driving.

Improving patients’ performance of everyday skill and activities

Occupational Therapy at CMH is a rehabilitation field that helps improve a patient’s quality of functioning. In addition to upper body motion, strength and coordination, occupational therapy encourages rehabilitation through the performance of everyday skills and activities, such as: dressing, eating, grooming, writing with a pen or pencil, cooking and driving.

Occupational therapy tailored to fit your individual needs, including:

  • Provision of exercises to improve motion and strength of upper extremities
  • Fabrication of custom splints and bracing to support or increase function
  • Improvement of fine motor skills and hand therapy
  • Instruction of clients in adaptive skills for dressing and cooking
  • Recommendation of appropriate assistive devices to improve function
  • Treatment of disorders of the inner ear and vertigo

There are many different reasons someone may need occupational therapy. Examples of conditions that our occupational therapists can assist you with are:

  • Orthopaedic conditions
  • Fractures of elbow, wrist and hand
  • Hand injuries
  • Tendonitis and arthritis
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Tendon repairs
  • Vestibular conditions
  • Vertigo
  • Inner ear dysfunctions
  • Neurological conditions
  • Strokes
  • Multiple sclerosis

This department offers treatment of speech and language impairments including swallowing, memory, language understanding and expression, and producing speech. Our Speech-Language Pathologists at CMH are prepared to help both adult and geriatric populations.

Speech pathology is the study and treatment of speech and language problems. Our Speech-Language Pathologists at CMH are prepared to help children, adults and seniors with speech conditions.

Some of the conditions we treat:

  • Limited expressive language
  • Difficulty comprehending verbal and written information
  • Cognitive impairments, including those related to memory, organization and attention
  • Difficulty positioning and moving muscles for speech
  • Swallowing difficulties such as coughing or choking while eating or drinking
  • Oral/facial muscle weakness
  • Voice difficulties such as hoarseness, breathiness, strained voice, low vocal volume, abnormal pitch, abnormal nasality, vocal muscle tension, abusive vocal behaviors
  • Unclear/mispronounced speech sounds, such as dysarthria or developmentally inappropriate
  • Accent reduction/modification

You may be a candidate for speech pathology if you have speech, language, or swallowing impairments related to the following disorders, injuries or diseases:

  • Stroke
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Huntington’s disease
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
  • Brain injury
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome
  • Bell’s Palsy
  • Alzheimer’s Dementia
  • Vocal nodules
  • Chronic laryngitis
  • Vocal polyps
  • Muscle Tension Dysphonia

Outpatient Speech Therapy Services:

  • Clinical swallowing examinations
  • Video fluoroscopy
  • Dysphagia
  • Cognitive-linguistic and language disorders
  • Voice disorders
  • Head and neck cancer
  • Neuromuscular electrical stimulation that improves treatment outcomes

Locations

OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

23 Fish and Game Road
Hudson, NY 12534
518.828.8704
Monday – Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

159 Jefferson Heights
Greene Medical Arts, Suite D002
Catskill, NY 12414
518.719.3304
Monday – Thursday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Medical Office Building at the Hospital Campus
71 Prospect Ave. Hudson, NY
518.828.8206
Monday – Friday: Appointments by request