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St. Lawrence Health

Physical Rehabilitation

Collaborative, Personalized Physical Rehabilitation

Your road to recovery may seem daunting after a surgery, injury, or debilitating health problem, but the physical rehabilitation experts with St. Lawrence Health are here to help. Working with you, we provide outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation services focused on meeting your recovery goals. If you need help, schedule a therapy consultation today.

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Our Physical Rehabilitation Services

We offer physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and aquatic therapy services to patients in the hospital, and on an outpatient basis. St. Lawrence Health's Department of Physical Rehabilitation works collaboratively with providers throughout SLH and beyond.

Physical therapy can help patients with an orthopedic injury or other physical condition to restore function, reduce pain, and regain strength and stability. It is a non-invasive course of treatment and in some cases can serve as an alternative to pain management and surgery. Your physical therapist will administer individualized treatment programs to maximize recovery. They will design a series of exercises that will help you regain mobility, build strength, and complete your daily activities without pain. You will also be provided with a home program.

Outpatient Physical Therapy is available in Brasher Falls, Canton, Gouverneur, Massena, and Potsdam, with evaluation and treatment of:
- Arthritic conditions (all locations)
- Back and neck pain/injuries (all locations)
- Balance and vestibular deficits (available in Canton, Massena, Potsdam)
- Incontinence (available in Potsdam)
- Infant Torticollis (available in Massena)
- LSVT-BIG for Parkinson's Disease (available in Massena, Potsdam)
- Neurological disorders (available in Massena, Potsdam)
- Post-illness/injury recovery (all locations)
- Post-surgical conditions (all locations)
- Sports-related injuries (all locations)
- Sprains, strains, and joint injuries (all locations)
- Stroke (available in Massena, Potsdam)
Whatever your physical therapy needs, our expert team will help you restore function and get back to the life you love.
Our Occupational Therapy team can assist you to return to life roles at home, work, school, and in the community.

Services are available in Canton, Gouverneur, Massena, and Potsdam.

We provide assessment and treatment of:
- Activities of daily living
- Arthritic conditions
- Cognitive and perceptual skills
- Hand Injuries
- Leisure participation
- Low vision adaptation
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Post-surgical hand conditions
- Self-care and home management skills
- Social/behavior skills
- Upper extremity functional skills
Our experienced Occupational Therapy team is here to help you return to normal.
The goal of Speech Therapy is to assist you in developing improved communication skills, cognitive (thinking) skills, and swallowing abilities.

Our Speech Therapy services are available in Massena and Potsdam.

We provide assessment and treatment of:
- Cognition
- Oral motor function
- Speech and Language Disorders
- Swallowing (Modified Barium Swallow Studies)
- Voice and articulation
Our speech therapists will work closely with you to ensure your personalized care plan meets your needs and goals.
Aquatic therapy is physical therapy that takes place in a pool or other aquatic environment under the supervision of a trained physical therapist or physical therapist assistant. It may be used as a stand-alone treatment, or as a transition to a land-based therapy program, based upon a person's condition.

Aquatic therapy is available in Massena.

Water’s natural properties create an ideal therapeutic environment because warm water is relaxing and soothing for aching joints and muscles–because of this, we keep the pool at 94º. Water’s natural viscosity (resistance) can be used for muscle strengthening and rehabilitation, and its buoyancy allows for flotation while reducing the effects of gravity on injured and/or aching joints and muscles.

Additionally, hydrostatic pressure supports and stabilizes you, giving people with balance deficits the ability to perform exercises without the fear of falling, while also decreasing pain and improving cardiovascular return. Turbulence and wave propagation let your therapist gently manipulate you through desired exercises, and your respiratory muscles will be hard at work, allowing for natural strengthening benefits long after your therapy session has ended.

Water (aquatic) therapy may be helpful for people suffering from the following conditions:
- Arthroscopic surgery recovery
- Balance disorders
- Bursitis
- Cerebral palsy
- Chronic pain
- Idiopathic joint pain
- Joint reconstruction surgery recovery
- Joint replacement surgery recovery
- Lower back pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Orthopedic injuries
- Parkinson’s disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Sprains and strains
- Stroke
- Tendonitis
- Traumatic Brain Injury

Physical Rehabilitation Locations

Physical Rehabilitation - EJ Noble Professional Building

Address

80 East Main Street, Lower Level
Canton, NY 13617

Driving Directions

Office Phone

(315) 261-5490

Today's Hours

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Hand Therapy - SLH Medical Campus

Address

6119 US Route 11, Street Level
Canton, NY 13617

Driving Directions

Office Phone

(315) 261-5497

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Physical Rehabilitation - Gouverneur

Address

77 West Barney Street
Gouverneur, NY 13642

Driving Directions

Office Phone

(315) 535-9317

Today's Hours

7:30 am - 4:00 pm

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Physical Rehabilitation - Helen Snell Cheel Medical Campus

Address

49 Lawrence Avenue
Potsdam, NY 13676

Driving Directions

Office Phone

(315) 261-5460

Today's Hours

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Physical Rehabilitation - Massena

Address

269 Andrews Street
Massena, NY 13662

Driving Directions

Office Phone

(315) 769-8950

Today's Hours

7:30 am - 5:00 pm

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