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Outpatient
Therapy Services are located both at Kimball Medical Center and at
Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center. A physician’s prescription
is required to receive services.
- The
Rehabilitation Hospital of Tinton Falls
Audiologists specialize in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation
of hearing and balance disorders. Audiology services are available
at the hospital location for both children and adults.
- Complete Audiological Evaluations
- Assessment of Middle Ear Function
- Occupational Hearing Screenings
- Tympanometry
- ENG testing
- Computerized Dynamic Posturography
- ABR Testing
- Newborn Hearing Screening
Newborn Hearing screenings are performed on an inpatient and outpatient
basis. A physician's prescription is required to receive services.
To schedule an appointment, please call (732) 886-4531.
Don't let our name fool you! Occupational therapists
are not employment counselors. OT's help people regain independence
with self-care and activities of daily living, as well as teach people
skills that can improve the quality of their lives. Through the use
of functional activities, treatments may focus on the following:
- Dressing, Grooming & Hygiene tasks
- Upper Body Strengthening
- Fine Motor Skills
- Compensation for Visual Impairments
- Adapting the Home Environment
- Energy Conservation, Breathing Techniques
- Sensory Stimulation
- Problem Solving
- Compensation for Memory Loss
Occupational therapists also treat hand and wrist injuries, including
the fabrication of static and dynamic splints.
Services are offered for both inpatients and outpatients. Outpatient
occupational therapy services are located at 619 River Avenue, directly
across from the hospital. A physician's prescription is required to
receive services.
To schedule an appointment, please call (732) 886-4620.
For people with health problems resulting from injury
or disease, a Physical Therapist assists in recovery by making them
stronger, relieving their pain, helping them regain use of a weak
limb or relearn functional activities such as standing, walking or
stair climbing. Physical Therapists may perform the following treatments
for their patients:
- Therapeutic Exercise to Strengthen Muscles
or Regain Use of an Injured Limb
- Functional Training to Stand or Walk
- Movement Re-Education
- Balance Training
- Stretch Stiff Muscles
- Training in the Use of Artificial Limbs & Assistive
Devises
- Pain Reduction through the Use of Ultrasound,
Exercise or Electrotherapy
- Cardiovascular Endurance Training
Services are available on an inpatient and outpatient basis. Kimball
Medical Center's Outpatient Physical Therapy Center is located at
619 River Avenue, directly across the street from the hospital. Specialty
programs offered in the department include:
- Vestibular Rehabilitation
- Sports Medicine
- Incontinence Training & Pelvic Pain Treatment
- Back Pain in Pregnancy, Pre & Post Natal
Exercise Consultations
- Wound Care
- Exercise and Osteoporosis
- Functional Capacity Evaluations/Work Conditioning
- Lymphedema Treatment
A physician's prescription is required to receive services.
To schedule an appointment, please call (732) 886-4620.
Speech-Language pathologists help both children and adults develop
their communication abilities, as well as treat speech, language,
voice and swallowing disorders that may result from illness or disease.
Services may include:
- Training to Improve Swallowing
- Facilitating the Production of Proper Speech
Sounds
- Helping People Who Have Difficulty Understanding
or Producing Language
- Assisting in Voice Improvement
- Helping People Who Stutter Speak Fluently
Videoflouroscopic swallow studies are performed on an inpatient and
outpatient basis. The study includes having the patient swallow various
consistencies of food and drink to assess for swallowing disorders.
Swallow studies are performed in the radiology department on the ground
floor of the hospital. Outpatient speech - language pathology is offered
on the first floor of the hospital for adults and children, with a
newly renovated pediatric treatment room. A physician's prescription
is required to receive services.
To schedule an appointment, please call (732) 886-4531.
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