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St. John’s Mercy Sports & Therapy

Outpatient therapy is often used for patients recovering from surgery, illness or injury. Patients are referred to our programs through several sources. Whether recently discharged from the hospital, recovering from outpatient surgery, transitioning from inpatient to outpatient therapy, referred from a primary care physician or dealing with chronic disability, St. John’s Mercy Sports & Therapy provides many services to meet the needs of a vast and diverse population.

COMPASSIONATE CARE
St. John's Mercy has long been known for providing quality, compassionate health care. St. John's Mercy Sports and Therapy provides a broad spectrum of outpatient services. Our highly-trained staff offers comprehensive consultation, evaluation, and individualized therapy for many conditions and injuries.

Our team works closely with physicians to provide a rehabilitation program to fit an individual's needs. St. John's Mercy Sports and Therapy provides the care essential for helping each patient work toward his or her greatest potential.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM

  • Physical Therapy to improve strength, range of motion, functional mobility, and to decrease pain.
  • Occupational Therapy to improve strength and range of motion, including training for skills needed to complete activities of daily living.
  • Speech Therapy for those with speech or articulation difficulties or problems with language, memory or cognition.

OUTPATIENT SERVICES

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COMMON INJURIES AND DISORDERS

  • Low back pain
  • Arthritis
  • Total joint replacements
  • Generalized weakness
  • Sprains
  • Tendinitis
  • Traumatic hand injuries and wounds
  • Sports Injuries, including:
    • Anterior Cruciate Repair (ACR)
    • Rotator Cuff Repair
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Burns
  • Amputation
  • Stroke
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Other neurological disorders
  • Speech and communication disorders

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TREATMENT TEAM

  • Physical therapists
  • Occupational therapists
  • Certified hand therapists
  • Speech/language pathologists
  • Certified ergonomic assessment specialist
  • Licensed massage therapists

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TREATMENT PLANS

  • Therapeutic exercise
  • Manual therapy and massage
  • Modalities such as heat, cold, ultrasound, paraffin, electrical stimulation, iontophoresis and traction
  • Neuromuscular retraining
  • Functional mobility training
  • Splinting
  • Wound management
  • Ergonomic consultation
  • Balance training
  • Orthotic and prosthetic management

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SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT

  • Cybex weight equipment
  • Treadmills, stairmasters, elliptical trainers and stationary bicycles
  • Upper body ergometers
  • Isokinetic equipment
  • BTE™ Simulator II
  • Plyometric equipment
  • Job specific equipment
  • Sports specific equipment
  • Computerized surface EMG biofeedback
  • Lite Gait partial weightbearing treadmill
  • Chattecx™
  • Computerized balance testing and training
  • MotoMed
  • BTE ER Functional Testing System
  • RT300 functional electrical stimulation motorized cycle
  • Bioness neuroprosthetic hand
  • Custom wheelchair pressure-mapping system

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WE'RE HERE TO HELP
Our team of skilled, caring professionals assists individuals in regaining strength and flexibility, decreasing pain, improving functional independence, and achieving wellness. At St. John's Mercy Sports and Therapy, our goal is to enable every individual to achieve maximum recovery. For more information, to schedule an appointment, or for a complete list of our many satellite locations throughout metropolitan St. Louis, please contact us at 314-881-4000. View a map of all Sports and Therapy locations.

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