Rehabilitative Medicine

Anderson's Institute for Rehabilitative Medicine is a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary outpatient clinic and rehabilitation provider offering physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. Our experienced therapist are leaders in their fields. Each has advanced training and is strongly committed to providing quality treatment.

Our rehabilitation clinic provides patients the most advanced evaluative treatment procedures in the management of their dysfunctions. With individual treatment programs, our entire goal is to have the patient meet his or her goals and achieve maximum function and independence.

Our program is unique to the Meridian area because it offers comprehensive care. Each discipline collaborates with the other to provide the best treatment for every patient.

Upon written referral from a physician, treatment is available by appointment.

Physical Therapy:

Physical therapy addresses problems with range of motion, strength, endurance, pain and function. Physical therapy is appropriate in the treatment of:

Back and neck pain
Referred arm and leg pain
TMJ dysfunction
Headaches
Sports-related injuries
Sprains and strains
Fractures
Post-surgical disorders
Arthritis
Foot and ankle pain or dysfunction
Post-knee arthroscopy or other surgeries
Scoliosis – Spinal cord injuries
Development delays
Various syndromes
Head injury
Multiple handicaps
Neurological dysfunctions
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Overuse injury
Connective tissue disorders such as Fibromyalgia
Shoulder dysfunction
Postural dysfunctio

Occupational Therapy:

Occupational therapy provides an individualized treatment plan for persons who require upper extremity sensory-motor retraining, perceptual and cognitive retraining and activities of daily living retraining. These services can benefit persons with the folllowing:

Arthritis
Sensory or motor impairment
Arm or hand injury
Neurological dysfunction
Cerebrovascular accident
Contractures
Developmental delays
Learning disabilities
Oral motor and feeding disorders
Autism
Spinal cord injury
Head injury
Burns
Amputees
Multiple handicaps

Speech Therapy:

Speech/language pathology addresses problems in communication, both verbal and non-verbal, as well as swallowing disorders. Speech/language therapy is appropriate in the treatment of:

Developmental Delays
Autism
Language learning disabilities
Neurological-based communication disorders
Cerebrovascular Accident
Degenerative diseases (ALS, MS, MG, etc.)
Head Injuries
Dysphagia
Craniofacial abnormalities
Reconstructieve surgeries of the head and neck
Voice disorders
Fluency
Hearing Loss
Accent reduction
Alternative/augmentative communication

Other Services Offered:

Videofluoroscopic study of swallowing.