Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy
At Jacksonville Medical Center, physical therapy is vital to our comprehensive plan for patients who are physically limited due to an accident, illness, handicap, or injury.
Jacksonville Medical Center’s goal is to provide quality care with a comfortable and personal environment. Our physical therapist offers a one on one approach with every patient and gives a thorough evaluation with treatment plans and goals established with each patient’s needs. Our top priority is to aid patients into a quick recovery.
Our licensed physical therapist creates a comfortable atmosphere for our patients as they go through the rehabilitative services. You can expect the highest level of therapeutic treatment.
For more information or to schedule an appointment with our physical therapist, call 256-782-4560.
Jacksonville Medical Center Rehabilitation Services
Jacksonville Medical Center’s Rehabilitation Center is a comprehensive, hospital-based rehabilitation facility serving Jacksonville and the surrounding area. The Center is dedicated to assisting patients in their recovery on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. An interdisciplinary team of licensed physical, occupational and speech therapists work together with rehabilitation nurses and social workers on an individual plan of therapy for each patient, helping them to regain abilities or to adapt to permanent disabilities. Psychology services are available for consult as needed.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists are available to help patients adjust to, or overcome, the effects of illness or injury, and address activities of daily living:
- Dressing, cooking, hygiene
- Upper extremity – strengthening, flexibility, coordination
- Mobility in the home
- Cognitive skills
- Perceptual skills
- Adaptive equipment
Occupational therapists at JMC are certified by the American Occupational Therapy Association and are licensed by the State of Alabama. Occupational therapists are graduates of accredited university programs, holding Bachelor’s or Master’s Degrees in Occupational Therapy.
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy is provided and is an integral part of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation program. Physical therapists address mobility, lower extremity strengthening, coordination and sensation. Therapy may address:
- Joint range of motion
- Muscle strengthening & endurance
- Mobility – by ambulation or wheelchair
- Need and use of braces or artificial limbs
- Car transfers
JMC’s physical therapy staff consists of experienced licensed physical therapists and trained physical therapy technicians. All physical therapists are licensed by the State of Alabama, and are graduates of accredited university programs in physical therapy.
Rehabilitation Nursing
Teaching independence is the goal of our rehabilitation nurses at JMC. In addition to primary patient care, nurses work one-on-one with patients, helping to retrain activities of daily living, educating in proper medication schedules and addressing patients’ cognitive, physical and social skills. Members of the staff are licensed in the State of Alabama and are graduates of accredited nursing schools. Nurses hold Associate or Bachelor Degrees in Nursing and may become Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurses (CRRN) after completing specified qualification.
Jacksonville Medical Center Social Services
The Social Services Department at Jacksonville Medical Center works with patients and families, providing discharge planning, short-term counseling, referral to outside resources and assisting with end-of-life issues such as Living Wills and Advance Directives. The Department is staffed with skilled and experienced social workers who have bachelor’s or master’s degrees.
JMC social workers specialize in handling medically related issues and work with a variety of patients including victims of abuse, severe trauma, terminal illness, permanent disabilities and drug or alcohol addiction. Social Services is the liaison between patients and family members and the medical team, keeping the lines of communication open. Social workers take a look at the “whole picture,” focusing on patients’ needs following their discharge from the hospital — helping them to adjust to illness and the changes they will be faced with.
There are many support groups, community service groups, social agencies and sources of financial assistance available in the Jacksonville area for patients and their families. Social Services helps identify these resources and services for patients to help make the transition from the hospital to home as easy as possible.