Rehabilitation Services

Outpatient Therapy Services are located both at 500 River Avenue in Lakewood and at Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center. A physician’s prescription is required to receive services.

Acute Rehabilitation Services - The Rehabilitation Hospital of Tinton Falls

Audiology Services

Audiologists specialize in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders. Audiology services are available at the hospital location for both children and adults.

  • Complete Audiological Evaluations
  • Assessment of Middle Ear Function
  • Occupational Hearing Screenings
  • Tympanometry
  • ENG testing
  • Computerized Dynamic Posturography
  • ABR Testing
  • Newborn Hearing Screening

Newborn Hearing screenings are performed on an inpatient and outpatient basis. A physician's prescription is required to receive services.

To schedule an appointment, please call 888-374-4891, Option 1.

Occupational Therapy

Don't let our name fool you! Occupational therapists are not employment counselors. OT's help people regain independence with self-care and activities of daily living, as well as teach people skills that can improve the quality of their lives. Through the use of functional activities, treatments may focus on the following:

  • Dressing, Grooming & Hygiene tasks
  • Upper Body Strengthening
  • Fine Motor Skills
  • Compensation for Visual Impairments
  • Adapting the Home Environment
  • Energy Conservation, Breathing Techniques
  • Sensory Stimulation
  • Problem Solving
  • Compensation for Memory Loss

Occupational therapists also treat hand and wrist injuries, including the fabrication of static and dynamic splints.

Services are offered for both inpatients and outpatients. Outpatient occupational therapy services are located at 500 River Avenue, down the street from the hospital. A physician's prescription is required to receive services.

To schedule an appointment, please call 888-374-4891, Option 1.

Physical Therapy

For people with health problems resulting from injury or disease, a Physical Therapist assists in recovery by making them stronger, relieving their pain, helping them regain use of a weak limb or relearn functional activities such as standing, walking or stair climbing. Physical Therapists may perform the following treatments for their patients:

  • Therapeutic Exercise to Strengthen Muscles or Regain Use of an Injured Limb
  • Functional Training to Stand or Walk
  • Movement Re-Education
  • Balance Training
  • Stretch Stiff Muscles
  • Training in the Use of Artificial Limbs & Assistive Devises
  • Pain Reduction through the Use of Ultrasound, Exercise or Electrotherapy
  • Cardiovascular Endurance Training

Services are available on an inpatient and outpatient basis. Kimball Medical Center's Outpatient Physical Therapy Center is located at 500 River Avenue, down the street from the hospital. Specialty programs offered in the department include:

  • Vestibular Rehabilitation
  • Sports Medicine
  • Incontinence Training & Pelvic Pain Treatment
  • Back Pain in Pregnancy, Pre & Post Natal Exercise Consultations
  • Wound Care
  • Exercise and Osteoporosis
  • Functional Capacity Evaluations/Work Conditioning
  • Lymphedema Treatment

A physician's prescription is required to receive services.

To schedule an appointment, please call 888-374-4891, Option 1.

Speech Language Pathology

Speech-Language pathologists help both children and adults develop their communication abilities, as well as treat speech, language, voice and swallowing disorders that may result from illness or disease. Services may include:

  • Training to Improve Swallowing
  • Facilitating the Production of Proper Speech Sounds
  • Helping People Who Have Difficulty Understanding or Producing Language
  • Assisting in Voice Improvement
  • Helping People Who Stutter Speak Fluently

Videoflouroscopic swallow studies are performed on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The study includes having the patient swallow various consistencies of food and drink to assess for swallowing disorders. Swallow studies are performed in the radiology department on the ground floor of the hospital. Outpatient speech - language pathology is offered on the first floor of the hospital for adults and children, with a newly renovated pediatric treatment room. A physician's prescription is required to receive services.

To schedule an appointment, please call (732) 886-4531.

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