Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation at Dignity Health in Santa Cruz, CA

Exercise is physical activity that is structured and repetitive for the purpose of conditioning and used to improve health and maintain fitness performance.

Fitness programs are detailed plans to help people improve their physical condition and overall health.

Speech and language rehabilitation is a field of health care that is focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of speech, language, swallowing, social communication, and cognitive-communication disorders in children and adults.

Workers' compensation is a type of business insurance that provides benefits to employees who suffer work-related injuries or illnesses.

Occupational medicine, also known as occupational health, is a multidisciplinary branch of healthcare that is focused on the health and safety of employees in the workplace. The primary focus of occupational health is the prevention on injury and the education of employees.

Electrical stimulation uses a device to send electrical pulses through the skin and is used to improve muscle function, decrease pain, or promote healing.

Physical wellness is the act of doing what is necessary for your body to ensure it is operating at optimal health and functionality. Physical wellness is achieved through eating a healthy diet, getting enough exercise, managing stress, and getting enough sleep.

A functional capacity evaluation assess an individual's capacity to perform work activities related to their employment.

Occupational health is a multidisciplinary branch of healthcare that is focused on the health and safety of employees in the workplace. The primary focus of occupational health is the prevention on injury and the education of employees.

Yoga is a Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline which includes breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures.

Occupational therapy is a form of therapy that is designed to help people develop, retain, or regain the ability to do the things they need and want to do in daily life, such as work, school, housework, exercise, and recreational activities.

Physical therapy, also known as physiotherapy, is a service that teaches patients movements and exercises to improve their strength, flexibility, and range of motion. Physical therapy is used to help people recover physical injury, chronic conditions, and disabilities.

Nutrition is the study of the nutrients that come from food and how those nutrients are used by the body. This field of study also includes the relationship between diet, health, and disease and how people can make dietary choices to reduce the risk or impact of disease.

Balance training is the practice of using exercises to improve stability. This includes exercises that strengthen the muscles that help keep you upright.

A hospital chaplain offers spiritual guidance to patients and their families. Chaplains in hospitals and medical centers use the insights and principles of psychology, religion, spirituality, and theology.

Tai chi is an internal Chinese martial art that people practice for a variety of reasons, including meditation, health benefits, and defense training. It offers a series of gentle exercises that flow from one to the next, keeping the body in constant motion.

Speech and language pathology is a field of health care that is focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of speech, language, swallowing, social communication, and cognitive-communication disorders in children and adults.

A stress test, sometimes called a treadmill test is a cardiological test that measures the heart's ability to handle stress.

Therapeutic recreation is a process that utilizes activity-based interventions to address the assessed needs of individuals as a means to psychological and physical health and recovery and well-being.

Cognitive behavioral therapy is a form of psychological that treats problems including depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug use problems, marital problems, eating disorders and severe mental illness.

Stroke rehabilitation involves supportive care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy to help the patient regain strength and coordination. This helps the patient relearn skills and recover their independence.

Traction is the process of gently pulling a broken bone or dislocated joint with the use of ropes, weights, and pulleys. The goal of traction is to help guide the affected body parts back into place and hold it in a stabilized position. Traction can also be used to treat deformities such as scoliosis, stretch the neck, and relax stiff muscles, joints, tendons, and skin.

Exercise programs help with detailing physical exercises and the amount of time each exercise should be performed.

Physical medicine and rehabilitation is a branch of medicine that is focused on the wide range of physical conditions, such as neck pain, back pain, sciatica, numbness, sports injuries, and repetitive motion injuries.

Physical occupational rehabilitation is practice of providing physical therapy to injured workers to help them return to a level of physical and cognitive functionality that they can return to their position at work.

Hand rehabilitation is a type of therapy performed by an occupational or physical therapist for patients that have conditions affecting the hands and upper extremities.

Speech therapy is a field of health care that is focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of speech, language, social communication, and cognitive-communication disorders in children and adults.

Rehabilitation and therapy services include inpatient and outpatient physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology services. These services are provided to people who are recovering from an injury or illness or have a chronic health condition or disability.

Smoking cessation is the act of quitting smoking. There are many smoking cessation programs that can help a person quit smoking. These programs often involve coaching, educational materials, and the development of a quit smoking plan.

ReWalk Robotics is a bionic walking assistance system that is comprised of powerful mechanical leg attachments that help paraplegics stand, walk, and even climb stairs. The system is battery operated and is controlled via a device that is worn on the wrist.

Physiatry, also known as physical medicine and rehabilitation, is a branch of medicine that is concerned with the treatment of people with physical disabilities or impairments. The goal of physiatry is to help people regain functional ability so they can live a higher quality of life.

Workers' compensation is a type of business insurance that provides benefits to employees who suffer work-related injuries or illnesses.

Our speech language pathologists will assess, diagnose, and provide treatment to improve language/communication, cognitive function, voice, and swallowing disorders.