Outpatient Rehabilitation Services | WVU Medicine Camden Clark

Meet Our Team

back row: Andrew Sells, Barry Rodden, Matthew Sells
front row: Missy Covert, Melissa Strevrakis, Cyndee Parrish, Taylor Knapp

A timely recovery from a life changing event such as an injury, illness, or surgery is often determined by the quality of care received during recuperation.

Outpatient Rehabilitation Services at Camden Clark Medical Center exists to provide patients, families, and caregivers with the resources, training, and support needed to best guide them through the recovery process. While working together with our patients and their physicians, we provide the level of care our patients need and closely monitor their progress.

We help our patients emerge with confidence to get their lives back on track as quickly as possible.

All of our highly skilled staff are licensed in their respective fields and work together with the common goal of achieving optimal outcome for all of our patients.

TREATMENT PROGRAMS

Physical Therapy (PT)

Physical therapy services address deficits in range of motion and flexibility, balance, strength, endurance, functional independence, and ambulation or gait ability. Camden Clark’s team of licensed physical therapists and licensed physical therapist assistants provide evaluation and treatment to help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, reduce edema, and prevent or limit permanent physical disability.

Physical therapy specialty areas include:

• Vestibular rehabilitation
• Lymphedema management
• Newborn developmental delay
• Customized education programs utilizing therapeutic exercise and adaptive equipment

Physical therapy services are available to patients of all ages and focus on developmental, neurological, orthopedic, respiratory, cardiac, bariatric, and general debility diagnosis.

Physical therapy services may be required following:

• Total joint and upper and lower extremity orthopedic surgery
• Neck and spine surgery
• Cardiothoracic surgery
• Vascular and other general surgeries
• Stroke and other neurological insult
• Diagnosis of disorders impairing gait or balance
• Pre and post operative Rehabilitation
• Vestibular and Balance Rehabilitation
• Neurological Rehabilitation
• Sport Rehabilitation
• Manual Therapy
• Dry Needling
• Spinal Traction
• Functional Assessments
• Adaptative Equipment Recommendations
• Soft Tissue Mobilization – Astym
• Sports Taping
• Modalities
  • Electrotherapy
  • Ultrasound
  • Cupping
  • Cryotherapy (Game Ready)

Occupational Therapy (OT)

Occupational therapists help individuals of all ages regain independence and redevelop skills for daily living after an illness or injury. Camden Clark’s team of licensed occupational therapists and licensed occupational therapy assistants develop customized plans and objectives to address your self-care, vocational, and leisure goals.

Occupational therapy specialties include:

• Rehabilitation following total joint replacement
• Upper and lower extremity orthopedic surgery
• Neck and spine surgery
• Cardiothoracic surgery
• Vascular and other general surgeries
• Stroke and other neurological insult
• Cognitive retraining
• Customized education programs utilizing therapeutic exercise and adaptive equipment

Occupational therapy treatment plans may include the following to promote a safe return to daily activities:

• Education
• Home exercises for strengthening and balance
• Stress management
• Home safety
• Energy conservation
• Durable medical equipment recommendations
• Work simplification
• Upper extremity rehabilitation
• Pre and post op rehabilitation
• Hand Therapy
• ADL Training
• Custom splinting
• Manual Therapy
• Soft tissue mobilization – Astym
• Modalities
  • Electrotherapy
  • Ultrasound
  • Cryotherapy (Game Ready)

Speech Therapy (ST)

Camden Clark’s team of licensed and nationally certified speech language pathologists provide evaluation and speech therapy treatment services to identify and rehabilitate communication and swallowing disorders. These diagnostics and specialized treatments promote increased participation in the functional aspects of daily living related to speaking and swallowing.

Our speech therapy team addresses disorders of motor speech, language comprehension and expression, cognition, voice, fluency, prosody, and swallowing.

Speech therapy specialty areas include the following:

• Swallow Therapy
• Voice therapy
• VitalStim Therapy
• Neurological Rehabilitation
• Aphasia
• Dysarthria
• Dysphagia in adults (swallowing)
• Dysphagia in infants
• Modified barium swallow assessment and interpretation
• Laryngectomy care
• Tracheo-esophageal puncture with voice prosthesis
• Ventilator care with trial of Passy-Muir Speaking Valves
• Cognitive Therapy following brain injury and/or stroke
• Patient and caregiver education