UnityPoint Health Younker Rehabilitation Clinic - Iowa Methodist

• AlterG anti-gravity treadmill
• Amputee rehabilitation
• Balance training/fall prevention
• Cupping therapy
• Diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasounds
• Driving evaluations
• Dry needling
• EMG
• Ergonomic evaluations
• Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization
• Running analysis
• Sports medicine and rehabilitation
• Throwing program
• Video analysis
• Women's health
• Work conditioning and work rehabilitation

Patients with certain orthopedic and/or neurological conditions can improve their mobility, independence and safety at our Mobility Clinic. Care is coordinated by our physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians. They will complete a comprehensive exam of the musculoskeletal and nervous system to determine the patient’s appropriate level of care with respect to cost, location and specialties needed.

What to Expect

• Care coordination by our physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians
• Continuation of care with an expert team of therapists
• Easy collaboration with preferred vendors
• Ongoing Support

The Mobility Clinic provides expertise in the following specialty clinic areas:

• Wheelchair Seating and Positioning
• Gait/Falls
• Driving
• Technology
• Movement Disorders

• AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill provides unweighted therapy that allows you to feel lighter so you can exercise without exacerbating an injury.
• Solo-Step Walking Track is an overhead harness system designed to eliminate the fear of falling. It creates a safe environment for balance, strength and gait training.
• Diagnostic Ultrasound and EMG services are available at this site, these procedures allow us to provide comprehensive information to access and treat neuromuscular and muscular systems.
• Electrodiagnostic Medicine records and evaluates electrical activity. We use this to diagnose, evaluate and treat neurologic, neuromuscular and muscular systems.

Patients with certain orthopedic and/or neurological conditions can improve their mobility, independence and safety at our Mobility Clinic. Care is coordinated by our physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians. They will complete a comprehensive exam of the musculoskeletal and nervous system to determine the patient’s appropriate level of care with respect to cost, location and specialties needed.

What to Expect

• Care coordination by our physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians
• Continuation of care with an expert team of therapists
• Easy collaboration with preferred vendors
• Ongoing Support

The Mobility Clinic provides expertise in the following specialty clinic areas:

• Wheelchair Seating and Positioning
• Gait/Falls
• Driving
• Technology
• Movement Disorders
  
  

• Match needs with equipment options, technology and environmental needs
• Nurse case manager coordinates visit with equipment vendor and therapy staff
• Equipment trial where you have the option to test the recommended equipment, with most advanced options including: ultra-light manual wheelchairs, power-assist for manual wheelchairs, power wheelchairs with anterior and posterior tilt, power seat elevation, seat recline, elevating leg rests, etc.
• Decreased time from chair order to delivery, averaging 6 weeks
• Pressure mapping technology measures body surface pressures to ensure proper seating and positioning, maximizing comfort

Evaluations are held at the Younker Rehabilitation Clinic - Iowa Methodist location. We also offer evaluations for existing equipment evaluations.

• Evaluation of gait to maximize gait independence, safety and mobility
• Identification of musculoskeletal and/or neurological conditions impacting gait
• Reduce falls to limit secondary admissions and/or injuries
• Recommendation of assistive devices such as a walker, cane, crutch, or braces

• In-clinic evaluation of vision, cognition, reaction times and problem-solving as it relates to driving a motor vehicle
• Evaluation using an in-clinic car simulator
• On-the-road evaluation of driving performance through park, residential, commercial, and interstate driving skills
• Objective-based recommendations for driving privileges
• Recommendations for adaptive equipment and related driving training
• Coordination with primary care provider and DOT programming

• Physician-led evaluation of needs to ensure most recent technology is available and appropriate to supplement your treatment plan
• Medical clearance and oversight of technology use

• Physician-led evaluation and management of movement disorders
• Physician management of medication related to movement disorder