Rehabilitation Services in Townsend, MT

Physical Therapy

Rehabilitation works to regain functional ability after illness, injury or surgery. The therapy staff at Billings Clinic Broadwater will assess your current strengths and challenges to maximize your ability to return to your previous level of activity in vocation and leisure. After assessment, the staff will develop an individualized plan to meet your goals.

Goals are developed together with the patient and family input to achieve the highest possible results. Proven techniques to reduce pain, improve joint movement, increase strength, improve balance, enhance daily self-care, optimize communication and oral function with the most appropriate assistive devices will be implemented.

Most outpatient rehabilitation therapy is covered by Medicare Part B and other insurances. Typically, after a medical provider orders rehabilitation therapy, appointments will be set up two to three times per week initially, or at the discretion of the medical provider.

Frequency and duration of therapy is determined by the continued need of the patient. The patient and family are encouraged to participate in ongoing planning for treatments.

Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy (OT) helps people across their lifespans to do the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of daily activities (occupations). Occupational therapists help people of all ages by promoting health, and prevent or live better with injuries, illness, or disabilities.

Billings Clinic occupational therapists work closely with your physician and other health care professionals to provide therapy that includes helping children with disabilities to participate fully in school and social situations, helping people recovering from injury to regain skills, and providing assistance and supports for everyone experiencing physical and cognitive changes. 

Our occupational therapists:

• Specialize and focus on orthopedics for the upper extremity
• Facilitate independence after injury or illness
• Train clients and family members to complete Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) after surgery

Speech Therapy

Professionals who are educated to assess or treat speech and language development are called speech-language pathologists, sometimes informally referred to as speech therapists. Speech-language pathologists can also help people with swallowing disorders. Speech Therapists can also focus on ability to interact effectively with others and understand the information we receive. Using methods to organize thoughts and communication can be extremely helpful to restoring a person’s role in the home, the job or the community. These are only some of the things Speed Therapists do in working with patients to improve their quality of life.

The role of a Speech Language Pathologists is to: Evaluate, Diagnose, or Treat communication disorders for children and adults. Some of the disorders they may treat include:

• Articulation disorders
• Auditory processing disorders
• Hearing loss
• Language disorders
• English as a second language
• Phonological disorders
• Stuttering
• Traumatic brain injury
• They can also serve individuals with:
  • Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
  • Apraxia of speech
  • Cochlear implants
  • Learning disabilities
  • Pervasive development disorder
  • Speech muscle weakness
  • Sensory integration disorder.
• Young and old patients alike who have or have had needs for:
  • Augmentative/alternative communication (ACC)
  • A Laryngectomy
  • Feeding issues
  • Cleft lip or cleft palate
  • Swallowing problems
  • Syndromes like:
    • Downs
    • Asperger
    • CP
    • Alzheimer’s
    • Parkinson’s
  • Stroke or dementia patients may benefit from seeing a Speech Therapist as well.

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