Outpatient Clinic Services

Individual Health Services

Phone: (585) 334-4563
Location: 3399 Winton Road South (main site), 1000 Elmwood Avenue (satellite site), and part-time clinic sites in the Rochester area

Individual Health Services is an outpatient clinic providing evaluations and services for adults age 18 through the senior years.  IHS offers therapeutic programs for a wide variety of diagnoses and rehabilitation needs.  Services available include occupational therapy, physical and aquatic therapy, speech and language therapy, assistive technology services and behavioral health services including psychiatry, psychology and social work.

Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy (OT) facilitates the maximum level of independence through the assessment of fine motor skills, cognitive skills, visual skills, and the individual’s ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL’s).  Therapy is individualized, based on an individual’s evaluation and can focus on:

the relaxation of muscle tone (through modalities such as heat, massage, paraffin, baths, vibration, etc)
increasing upper extremity range of motion
improving gross/fine motor coordination
increasing perceptual/cognitive and academic skills
increasing independent living skills or ADL’s through the use of adaptive equipment or re-education

The Occupational Therapists also perform assessments and develop appropriate home programs for sensory dysfunction.

We also have a Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) as part of our Occupational Therapy team.

Physical Therapy

Pediatric Physical Therapists evaluate and treat physical disability due to disease, injury, and/or birth defect. PT addresses posture, mobility, strength, balance, coordination, flexibility, normal motor development, and ability to perform functional activities of daily living. Conditions that may benefit from physical therapy are Torticollis and Positional Plagiocephaly, Cerebral Palsy, Brachial Plexus Injury, and Progressive Neuromuscular Diseases.

 

Aquatic Therapy

The heated therapy pool offers physical therapy in an alternative environment.  The warmth and buoyancy of the water promote movement when it is too difficult to exercise on land.  The pool increases strength, decreases pain, allows for partial weight bearing and ambulation, strengthens respiratory muscles, and promotes independence

Speech/Language Therapy

Speech/Language Pathologists (SLP’s) are responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of speech, language and/or swallowing disorders.  Speech Therapy (ST) is provided to individuals exhibiting communication disorders primarily in the areas of language (grammar and memory), articulation, voice production, fluency, and aural rehabilitation (hearing).  Evaluation and training for the use of augmentative communication (speech generating devices) is also provided.  The primary goal is to enhance functional communication skills.  Additional services include evaluation and recommendations for feeding and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia).  All pathologists in the speech department are board certified by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.

Music Therapy

Music Therapy facilitates greater independence by using music as a motivational tool.  Additional incorporated techniques include creative arts such as drama, dance and artistic expression.  Music therapy can also address the following domains:

• motor skills

• communication

• cognition

• social

• affective and auditory memory

Our Music Therapist is Board Certified (MT-BC) and a LCAT (Licensed Creative Arts Therapist).


Assistive Technology Services/Evaluation

Behavioral Health Services

Phone: (585) 334-4563

Our behavioral health services include Psychiatry, Psychology and Clinical Social Work.  The department addresses various psychosocial, behavioral, emotional and mental health needs of patients.  This is done through evaluations, diagnosis, assessment, ongoing counseling and medication management.  Assessments for adaptive functioning, intelligence and decision making abilities are also offered.  All members of the behavioral health team are licensed professionals and develop services based on individual needs.