Geauga Medical Center


University Hospitals Extended Care Campus      
12340 Bass Lake Road, Chardon, Ohio 44024     
Phone: 440-285-4040     

 
For more information or to arrange a tour call (440) 285-5979.

Outpatient Rehabilitation & Aquatic Center


The University Hospitals Outpatient Rehabilitation & Aquatic Center offers convenient, state-of-the-art physical, occupational, aquatic and speech therapy.  Like most people, you value being able to take care of yourself and therapy can help.  Whether you are trying to manage the symptoms of a long-term illness or just want to improve your general health and mobility, therapy may help you to reach your goals and maintain your independence. In addition to helping the patient, therapy can also prove beneficial to caregivers—by providing easier methods for performing their caregiving responsibilities. You don’t have to have surgery or a debilitating disease to benefit from therapy. 

Therapists are specially trained on how to assist the patient achieve his or her goals by beginning slowly, and increasing the goals as the patient progresses and gains confidence. We don't like to brag, but our patients do. Click here to read some testimonials of our patients.

Rehabilitation Services:
  • Aquatic Therapy: Consisting of an exercise program that is performed in the water. Aquatic therapy uses the physical properties of water to assist in patient healing and exercise performance. Because it is nearly gravity-free, aquatic exercise is the preferred therapy for many medical conditions. The therapy pool also allows barrier-free entry by raising and lowering the floor to meet the unique needs of each patient..
  • Physical Therapy: Improving the body by building strength, improving mobility and developing greater confidence through special exercises and physical training.
  • Occupational Therapy: Assisting patient to become as independent as possible in daily living skills such as dressing and bathing through special exercises and activities.
  • Speech Therapy: Helping patients develop skills that enable them to think and express themselves more clearly. Speech Therapy also helps patients with swallowing disorders and can teach specialized exercises and training to swallow safely.

 For more information or to arrange a tour call (440) 285-5979.


Aquatic Therapy

The therapy pool allows barrier-free entry by raising and lowering the pool floor to accommodate wheelchairs and walkers. Features include an underwater treadmill and water jets to create resistance for strength training. Underwater cameras are connected to monitors, computers and videotape equipment to track the patient's progress.

Benefits of Aquatic Therapy
  • Increased buoyancy with 100% body weight removed from joints
  • Reduced joint swelling, pain and muscle spasm
  • Increased range of motion
  • Increased circulation and cardiovascular conditioning
  • Improved comfort and recovery
  • Increased strength
  • Improved abilities to transfer and walk

Physical Therapy

Physical therapy generally encompasses pain relief, strength and flexibility training, regaining movement or range of motion, relaxation and stress relieving techniques, balance and coordination training, safety awareness and the development/implementation of a home exercise program.

Benefits of Physical Therapy
  • Evaluate physical problems
  • Reduce the risk of falls and fractures
  • Increase/maintain muscle strength and endurance
  • Decrease pain
  • Increase joint range of motion and coordination
  • Decrease swelling and inflammation of joints
  • Promote healing

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy helps individuals achieve the skills necessary for daily living tasks. Occupational therapy will help patients to regain their ability to participate in work and community activities. An Occupational Therapist can help a patient enhance performance with activities of daily living, restore function, promote and maintain health. Furthermore, OT will help improve range of motion, coordination, balance, and strength. The therapist will work with the patient to learn strategies, techniques, or adaptations to maximize independence .

Benefits of Occupational Therapy
  • Achieve independence in daily living skills
  • Improve strength, endurance, range of motion, coordination and balance
  • Improve memory, orientation, cognitive reasoning
  • Recommend adaptive equipment
  • Provide re-integration skills for independence at home and work
  • Hand Therapy and splinting

Speech Therapy

Speech therapy addresses communication problems as well as swallowing dysfunction.  The therapist designs a individualized program and works with each patient to help minimize the effects of the disease process.

Benefits of Speech Therapy
  • Evaluate communication problems as well as swallowing dysfunction
  • Design treatment plans
  • Improvement in the ability to understand and express thoughts, ideas and feelings
  • Increase comprehension skills for written and verbal communication
  • Learn verbal and non-verbal communication skills when necessary
  • Increased ability to problem-solve
  • Improved swallowing function and safety

Arrange a Tour


For more information or to arrange a tour call (440) 285-5979.

Testimonials


  • I am so pleased I chose to come to this facility for therapy. Everyone was always so pleasant, kind and helpful. You are a wonderful group of people, giving of yourselves to help me in any way you could. Thank you very much! ~ Mrs. Clark ~


  • I know PT is your job but I feel all of you have gone what's called "Above and Beyond." I marvel at your knowledge and ability to get me through my knee and hip surgeries. It's been my pleasure to have been your patient. ~ Barb ~


  • Thank You, Thank You, Thank You for helping me get back on my legs again! ~ Ann ~


  • I just wanted to say thank you all for the blessing that you have been to me on my road to recovery. ~ Kathy ~

 

 
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