Physical Therapy

The goal of physical therapy is to help people perform daily functions with more ease and comfort. The physical therapy department at GRMC offers a wide range of treatments and services for rehabilitation to improve strength, mobility, flexibility, and pain control.

Physical therapy services are provided for the patients’ convenience in

• GRMC Physical Therapy Department and the Paul W. Ahrens Fitness and Rehab Center;
• Postels Community Health Park, 807 Broad Street, Grinnell;
• Deer Creek Wellness and Rehab Center, Deer Creek Health Center, 401 First Avenue, Toledo;
• And homes of clients through Grinnell Regional Home Care.

Treatments and services available at GRMC’s Physical Therapy department include:

• Aquatic Therapy: Water exercise program that lessens physical stress on joints and bones from chronic pain and arthritis.
• Body Mechanics Education: Program that teaches individuals proper lifting and posture.
• Craniosacral Therapy: Program that treats spinal and fascial (connective tissue) dysfunctions as well as headaches.
• Foot Orthotics: Service that provides custom-made shoe inserts for flat feet.
• DSM Prosthetic Clinic: Offsite service that makes and adjusts custom braces and shoes.
• Hydrotherapy: Program that promotes the healing of wounds, such as burns and ulcers, through the use of whirlpools.
• Key Functional Capacity Assessments: Service that measures a person’s capacity to return to work after an injury.
• Key Job Placement Assessments: Services that objectively measures a person’s ability to perform functions safely.
• Nursing Home and Home Health Visits: Service that enables on-site treatments.
• PRRT – Primal Reflex Release Technique: A targeted treatment to release tension between body systems. Fast response to pain.
• Sports Medicine: Program that helps prevent injuries and helps athletes return to participation.
• Swiss Ball: Therapy program that increases strength, flexibility, and spinal stability.
• TENS: Pain control program.
• TMR – Total Motion Release. Muscle tension relief.
• Visceral Manipulation: Program that releases tensile forces throughout the body including muscles, joints, bones, and connective tissue.
• Women’s Health: Program that treats disease specific to women, such as incontinence, pelvic pain, and back pain during labor.
• Work Hardening: Program that increases physical fitness so an individual can return to work following an injury or illness.