Rehabilitation Programs

Physical Therapy

To best meet patient needs for comprehensive care, Colonial Orthopaedics expanded to include a wide range of therapy services at our Colonial Heights and Chester offices. Our friendly and highly skilled staff includes a Certified Hand Therapist, Physical Therapists, and a Physical Therapist Assistant. Together they bring to our team over 25 years of combined experience in the rehabilitation of orthopaedic injuries. Our state-of-the-art facilities are equipped with strengthening and testing equipment, as well as anti-inflammatory modalities and hydrotherapy. Each patient is individually evaluated by our Physiatrist, Physical Therapists or Occupational Therapist to develop a comprehensive plan of care to meet specific needs. Our physicians and therapists work closely to ensure that our patients maximize functional mobility to enable independence.

Rehabilitation

The Rehabilitation Department is equipped with state of the art strengthening equipment and anti-inflammatory modalities. We are prepared to treat injuries to all extremities and injuries to the spine. Diagnoses include sprains, strains, overuse and work injuries.  Treatments include customized exercise programs, spinal stabilization, manual treatment of the spine and extremities, soft tissue mobilization and patient education.

We stress postures, ergonomics and body mechanics to help our patients develop healthy, lifelong habits and movement patterns.

Our close working relationship with the physicians allows for easy communication and access to patient diagnostic test results and operative reports. Informed care promotes maximal outcomes and satisfied patients.

Hand Therapy

The art and science of rehabilitation of the upper quarter of the human body

A Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) is a highly specialized clinician who provides an expert approach to the evaluation and treatment of any orthopedic or arthritic condition of the neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand. A Hand Therapist will incorporate modalities, manual therapy and exercises to reduce pain, restore range of motion, and increase strength. This will facilitate improved independence in self-care, work or leisure pursuits. Overall, the ultimate goal of Hand Therapy is the prevention of dysfunction, the restoration of function, and the reversal of the progression of pathology. Achievement of these goals will promote willing participation in meaningful activity and ensure a more successful return to work and home management roles.

Hand Therapists offer services in the following areas:

• Prevention: Through work site analysis, ergonomic education, stretching techniques and joint protection education / adaptive equipment
• Conservative management: For sprains, tendonitis, nerve compressions, and arthritis
• Post-operative care: For wound care, scar management, edema control, individualized exercise programs, and custom splint fabrication

 

The Hand Therapy department offers extended hours of operation for your convenience.

Colonial Orthopaedics now offers Industrial Medicine Services.  These services include but are not limited to the following:

Functional Capacity Evaluation

• Determines validity of effort/rules out managed effort.
• Determines current functional capacity for safe return to work.
• Determines current functional capacity for entry into Work Hardening.
• Determines if accommodations, restrictions or job modifications are necessary to assist with the return to work process.
• Provides recommendations regarding the need for further treatment.

Work Hardening

• Assists with getting an injured worker back to work through job simulation activities, full body strengthening and stretching, body mechanic technique training, material handling, Back School as appropriate and cardiovascular training.

Post Offer Physical Demand Screening

• An evaluation that is conducted following an offer of employment to determine if the job candidate is functionally capable of performing the job demands or is at risk of substantial harm to him/herself or others.
• A multipurpose tool for Human Resource Managers as well as post-injury uses for Risk Management and Treatment Providers
• Baseline documentation for accelerated rehabilitation and return to work.
• Prevents needless musculoskeletal disorders and injuries and associated costs.
• Generic or job specific
• People that work at their maximum functional ability are 300 times more likely to sustain an injury than those that work below their maximum ability.
• Claims by persons who lack strength due to weakness have no legal entitlement to a job, even under the ADA.
• Employers can legally refuse employment to applicants when they are not physically capable of performing the essential functional requirements of the job without risk of injury.

Job-Site Evaluation/Education

• This service includes, but is not limited to, on-site ergonomic evaluations and injury prevention lectures. Packages may be developed based on individual company needs. This service is often used to establish Post Offer Screen criteria for evaluation.