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MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. Prevention & Treatment of Decubitus/Wounds Colostomy Care Feeding a Patient by Nasal or Gastrostomy Tube Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition therapy Diagnosis teaching and instructions Care of the Dying Application of Cold Sponges/ice Bag Psychiatric Care Cardiac Care Post Operative Care Blood Pressure Monitoring THERAPY SERVICES Our therapists evaluate each patient's physical impairments and functional limitations and establish a plan of care in cohesion with the patient's physician in order to achieve optimal rehabilitation outcomes. Physical therapy services, assist in restoring and maintaining maximum musculoskeletal functions. From hip fractures to sprains, to patients with unsteady gait, our therapists are specialized in helping patients restore their confidence and their ability to ambulate by themselves throughout their living environment. Occupational Therapy strives to improve the level of independence in activities of daily living. Speech therapy assists in improving swallowing disorders and the communicative activities of daily living. Evaluation, home exercise program Therapeutic/Isometric/Isotonic Exercises Muscle Strengthening Passive/Active/Resistive exercises Stretching exercises Transfer Training Balance training/activities Gait training Pre-Prosthetic, Prosthetic Training Conservation Techniques Muscle/Neuro Re-Education Falls Prevention Body Mechanics/Posture Training Ultrasound, Electrotherapy, TENS Pulse oximetry Pulmonary Physical Therapy Perceptual motor training Independent living/ADL training Motor coordination Sensory treatment Retraining of cognitive, feeding, perceptual skills Body image training Speech articulation disorders Dysphagia treatments Language disorders Aural rehabilitation Non-oral communication Alaryngeal speech skills Language processing Safe swallowing evaluation Therapy to increase articulation, proficiency, verbal expression Lip, tongue, facial exercises Speech dysphagia program Tracheostomy care Retraining of cognitive, feeding, and perceptual skills Safe/effective use of communication device L-46 Home Health Agency Client Assessments