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  ## Physical and Occupational Therapy

# Treatments and Services

 Explore Physical and Occupational TherapyEach patient will experience a treatment program designed especially for them. By working with the patient to create a unique plan of care physical and/or occupational therapists may provide the following interventions:

- Walking and balance retraining
- Wheelchair seating and medical equipment assessment
- Mobilization techniques
- Manual therapy
- Return to sport retraining
- Range of motion, strengthening, flexibility, and stabilization exercises
- Body weight supported treadmill training
- Neuromuscular re-education
- Splinting
- Functional mobility and transfer retraining
- Activities of daily living (ADLs) retraining
- Contracture management
- Vestibular rehabilitation
- Fall prevention

## Inpatient Therapy

Physical and occupational therapists also work with patients while they are in the hospital to help them regain independence and function. They can also help in making sure the patient goes to a safe setting when they are ready to leave the hospital. This could be home, but could also be to a non-hospital setting that helps with physical therapy.



   



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Biliary drainage and stenting are techniques used to help bile drain from your bile duct if you have a blockage.

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 ### Colonoscopy

An exam where your doctor looks at your large intestine (colon) and rectum using a long, flexible tube with a camera on it. This allows your doctor to find any changes or issues in your colon or rectum, and remove abnormal tissue if necessary.

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 ### Endoscopy

You will receive an intravenous sedative and pain medication. Once comfortable, the physician will then examine the area using an endoscope—a lighted tube with a small camera at the end. The physician will be able to view any abnormalities and take a tissue samples (biopsies) if necessary.

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 ### Gut-directed Psychotherapy and Counseling

Gut-directed psychotherapy and counseling can help patients with IBS, IBD, and GERD manage their condition and reduce symptoms.

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 ### Mucosal ablation: Radiofrequency ablation

For this procedure, a physician uses a special probe to apply heat energy to diseased cells to destroy them and encourage healthy cells to replace them.

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 ### Myotomy

Myotomy is a generic term for surgery in which a muscle is cut. In esophageal conditions, the surgeon typically cuts the muscle fibers in the lower esophageal sphincter, or LES, to correct the condition.

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 ### Pneumatic (balloon) Dilation

Used in patients with Barrett's Esophagus, pneumatic dilation is the placement of a specialized balloon into the esophagus and then inflating it to create a larger opening in the esophagus.

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