Rehabilitation

UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center

Jones Regional has complete rehabilitation services for patients in the hospital, which include occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy. Rehab services are commonly involved with improving a person’s function following surgery, total joint replacement, stroke, work injury, car accident and other orthopedic and neurological problems. Services are available for all age ranges from pediatrics to geriatrics.

Rehabilitaiton Services are also offered at our outpatient physical therapy location and at home through Community Health of Jones County. A physician referral is required. Most insurance plans will cover therapy with a referral from your physician. Please call your insurance to inquire about your plan.

If you have had an injury, a decrease in your strength or balance capabilities, or are experiencing communication and swallowing issues, we may be able to help.

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy works to help individuals achieve independence in their lives despite disabilities. This involves people of all ages who need specialized assistance to lead productive and satisfying lives.

  • Self-care activities
  • Hand injuries
  • Adaptive equipment
  • Activity modification
  • Energy conservation
  • Fine motor activities
  • Stroke
  • Memory problems
  • Strengthening exercises
  • Flexibility exercises
  • Home safety assessments
  • Brain injury
  • Cognitive evaluation
  • Lymphedema
  • Women's health
  • Incontinence

Each patient first gets an individualized evaluation by an occupational therapist at which time a treatment plan and goals are established based on the person's needs and activities. We inform your physician of the treatment plan and of your progress with treatment.

Physical Therapy

Physical therapy includes the evaluation, assessment, and treatment of individuals with limitations in functional mobility. If you have an injury or illness that results in physical impairment or loss of function, our physical therapist can help.

Each patient first gets an individualized evaluation by a physical therapist at which time a treatment plan and goals are established based on the person's needs and activities. We inform your physician of the treatment plan and of your progress with treatment.

Specialty services include:

  • LSVT Big for Parkinson's
  • Aquatic therapy
  • Dry needling
  • Vertigo
  • Sports injury screening
Speech Therapy

Speech Language Pathologists help patients of all ages with communication and swallowing issues. They work to increase a person's ability to express their thoughts, ideas, and wishes. In speech therapy we help with:

  • Stuttering
  • Difficulties making sounds
  • Difficulty expressing thoughts
  • Difficultly finding words
  • Voice disorders
  • Memory deficits
  • Swallowing disorders
  • Stroke
  • Head injury
  • Communication devices
  • Pediatric phonological disorders
  • Apraxia
  • Pediatric feeding
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Jones County Area Parkinson's Support Group

First Wednesday of Each Month | 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
JRMC Therapy Gym

Join us to learn more about Parkinson's Disease. Our goal is to host the group in a variety of formats, including group discussions, books and videos, educational presentations and social gatherings.