Our therapy programs help patients help themselves.

People who are hurt from disease or injury need a special place to heal where everyone understands that it’s not the body alone that needs attention, but also the mind and spirit. They need a place where technology, technique, and caring help them live a safer and more independent life. Colonial Vista Therapy excels as a prominent leader in our field, serving our community with progressive, innovative, and compassionate health care services.

All Ages
All ages can benefit from therapy. Our therapy staff is experienced at working with both adults and children, and our patients have ranged from birth to 104 years old.

Treatment Options
Our patients have received therapy for many different diagnoses, including neurological disorders such as stroke, spinal cord injury, hypertonicity, Parkinson’s Disease, multiple sclerosis, brain injuries, and hypotonicity; congenital disorders, including cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, torticollis; all orthopedic surgeries, injuries, and musculoskeletal disorders, including fractures, fusions and replacements, sprains/strains, osteoporosis, arthritis, tendonitis, low back pain, amputations, and bursitis; and pre/post surgical care and education.

Physician Consultation
As necessary, Colonial Vista Rehab therapists consult with a patient’s physician to communicate progress and provide customized treatments.

Insurance Billing
Vistas Rehab Center accepts payment from most insurances and Medicaid/Medicare.

A Continuum of Care
The Colonial Vista campus also includes retirement and assisted living apartments, a long-term care facility, a subacute rehab center, home-health agency, and children’s therapy—so people of all ages can find care that meets their changing needs, in one convenient location.

Please let us know how we can help.

Physical Therapy

You’re in the best hands at Colonial Vista Therapy. Our physical therapists provide the following services on an inpatient or outpatient basis:

		Skilled training for patient, family, and caregivers to improve ambulation skills, functional mobility, flexibility, balance, and strength
		Mobility training, including assessing, obtaining, and training in the safe use of devices such as canes, wheelchairs, prosthetics, walkers, orthotics, and exercise aids
		Ultrasound, phonophoresis, iontophoresis, electrical stimulation, heat/cold therapy
		Fall prevention
		Aquatic therapy
		Wound care
		Pain management
		Home evaluations
		Therapeutic exercise

Aquatic Therapy

Our innovative aquatic therapy program is administered by our physical therapists and a physical therapist assistant—with an Aquatic Certification through the Aquatic Therapy and Rehab Institute.

Designed by our therapists especially for our community, the 12 x 20-foot therapy pool ranges from 3.5 to 7 feet in depth and is kept at 91º F. Resistive water jets accommodate a variety of patients.

Aquatic therapy advantages

		Allows patients to begin treatment sooner than standard land-based programs, often resulting in a shorter rehabilitation time
		Decreases weight-bearing environment from normal 50% to non-weight-bearing
		Increases rate of strengthening, since water is 11 times more dense than air
		Reduces stress on joints due to decreased gravity, helping to increase tolerance to therapy
		Increases coordination and balance
		Increases circulation and flexibility
		Controls edema with high pressure water massage
		Facilitates bone density and tensile strength of tendons

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy uses functional activity as a basis for rehabilitation and learning new ways to regain independence in Activities of Daily Living. ADLs range from basic activities—self-feeding, toileting, home management, dressing, and meal preparation—to hobbies such as painting or playing the piano.

Our skilled full-time occupational therapy staff helps patients regain function due to disease or injury—and has received special training in hand and shoulder injuries and dysfunctions, as well as the rehabilitation of neurological impairments.

Occupational therapy services include

		ADL re-training
		Joint protection and energy conservation training
		Community re-entry
		Edema management
		Caregiver training
		Upper extremity therapeutic exercise and activity
		Adaptive equipment training
		Splinting design and fabrication
		Ultrasound and iontophoresis
		Home evaluations
		Pediatric outpatient services

Speech and Language Pathology

Our highly skilled staff helps patients with cognitive disorders such as the inability to comprehend or reason, memory loss, and loss of judgment; communication disorders, such as difficulty expressing oneself, understanding others, or finding the right word; and swallowing disorders, including coughing or choking at meals, loss of motor control necessary for chewing, delayed swallow reflex, and aspiration of food.

We also provide information, support, and training for caregivers.

Patients who benefit from speech and language pathology services include those with

		Neurological disorders such as stroke and Parkinson’s disease
		Head trauma and cognitive dysfunction
		Voice disorders
		Laryngectomy
		Cleft palate and related disorders
		Delayed speech or language development
		Dysfluency and stuttering
		Non-vocal and augmentative communication
		Communication impairments related to hearing loss
		Head and neck cancer