Ascension Via Christi Therapy Center on McCall

At Ascension Via Christi Therapy Center on McCall, we provide therapy for adults and children. Our team includes physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech At Ascension Via Christi Therapy Center on McCall, we provide skilled therapy for adults and children. Our clinicians provide specialized and separated treatment spaces for these unique patient populations to promote effectiveness and safety. Our team includes physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists with expertise in a wide range of rehab care. 

Whether you, your child, or your adult loved one are in need of one type of therapy or a multidisciplinary treatment, we provide compassionate, patient-centered care to help you reach your goals.

Understanding how to recover from your injury or medical event, adapt to new health concerns, or learn strategies on how to restore independence is essential to improving your overall quality of life. Our rehabilitation team is here to help optimize your level of function, safety, and independence so you can get back to the things that are important to you.

Physical therapy

Your doctor may prescribe physical therapy as part of your treatment plan. Ascension Via Christi physical therapists listen to understand you and your health concerns. Then, we work with you to create a rehabilitation care plan that’s right for you. Physical therapy helps promote healing, manage pain, and restore your strength, mobility and balance using personalized non-surgical therapies.

In Kansas, a doctor’s referral is not required if you are seeking physical therapy (PT), but some insurance companies may still require it. A 45-minute physical therapy evaluation is done before subsequent therapy appointments may begin. Please call the clinic to inquire if you are eligible to begin PT without a doctor’s referral.

Adult physical therapy

Our PT’s offer personalized therapies by licensed therapists who treat orthopedic, neurological, spinal, balance disorders, sports injuries, and more. Ascension Via
Christi’s physical therapists listen to understand you and your health concerns, and all sessions are 1-on-1 with a licensed PT or PTA. Then we work with you to create a rehabilitation care plan that’s right for you. Physical therapy helps promote healing, manage pain, and restore your strength, mobility and balance using personalized non-surgical therapies.

Our physical therapists have expertise in the following:

• Geriatric rehabilitation and exercise programs
• Joint replacement recovery
• Neurorehabilitation for stroke, brain and spine care
• Pediatric physical
• Sports injury rehabilitation
• Dry needling
• Vestibular rehab
• Work injuries

Adult occupational therapy

After an injury, surgery, illness, or medical event, you may not be able to do all the things you could before, such as activities of daily living. From basic needs such as eating, bathing, and dressing to more advanced skills like work or leisure activities, Ascension Via Christi outpatient occupational therapy is focused on maximizing your independence. Our occupational therapists can design an individual care plan based on your needs to return to the activities in life that are important for you.

Your specialist uses goal-directed activities to help you improve your physical and cognitive skills. We can also teach you to use assistive devices in order to be more self-sufficient in your daily tasks.

Our occupational therapy team specialize in treatment of adults experiencing the following issues:

• Neuro rehab: stroke, brain injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, spinal cord injury
• Upper extremity orthopedic surgery rehab
• Carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel syndrome
• Visual rehab
• Driving simulator to help determine if it is safe to return to driving
• Wheelchair assessment

Adult speech therapy

Speech-language pathologists, also known as speech therapists, specialize in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of communication disorders, cognitive-communication disorders, voice disorders, and swallowing disorders.

Our adult speech therapists serve adults who are experiencing changes in their speech clarity or fluency, language skills (receptive or expressive language), memory, voice, and swallowing. This could include diagnoses such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, mild neurocognitive disorder, dementia, dysphagia, head and neck cancer, vocal nodules or polyps, or vocal cord dysfunction.

Our therapists are certified in a variety of therapy techniques such as, Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT LOUD) targeted at improving one’s voice and Vital Stim which targets improving one’s swallowing ability. The SLP’s are also trained in further diagnosing swallowing deficits with the use of Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) and Modified Barium Swallow studies (MBSS).

Our clients work with a speech therapist to find exercises, strategies, and treatments that address their specific needs. Some adults need support communicating, while others may need speech therapy in order to process and understand language better. For adults, speech therapy is typically focused on improving or rebuilding particular skill sets in order to return a person to his/her prior level of functioning or as close to it as possible.

Studies show speech therapy is an effective method for helping people improve their communication, cognition, voice, and swallowing skills. Benefits include improved self-esteem, increased independence, improved ability to comprehend and express ideas, thoughts and feelings, enhanced vocal quality, better swallowing function, and improved quality of life.

Specialized pediatric patient care

Ascension Via Christi Therapy Center on McCall offers multidisciplinary patient-centered care for ages birth to 18. The clinic has a fun and interactive waiting room separate from the adult patients. The large pediatric gym offers therapeutic swings, a jungle gym, sensory equipment, and private treatment rooms. All sessions are 1-on-1 with a licensed therapist. Our therapists are experts in making each session fun and interactive while achieving therapeutic benefit for their young patients. We understand the importance of consistency and establishing a trusting relationship with your child, so you can expect your child to be treated by the same team of therapists from session to session. Our pediatric therapy team strives to support and cooperate with our clients, families, school staff, and other agencies in order to coordinate care and maximize therapeutic gains.

Pediatric physical therapy

Pediatric physical therapy is specialized treatment coordinated by our physical therapy team. Our therapists build a program formatted to help each patient achieve their age-appropriate gross motor milestones. Our team of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants work together to help you build strength and improve your range of motion.

Our pediatric PT team has expertise in the following:

• Developmental delay
• Autism
• Toe walking
• Cerebral palsy
• Torticollis
• Genetic conditions
• Sports injuries 

Pediatric occupational therapy

Pediatric occupational therapists help children gain independence while also strengthening the development of fine motor skills, sensory motor skills, visual motor skills, and self-care tasks.

Occupational therapists take something that can often feel automatic, like writing our names or putting on a shirt, and break it down into the smaller steps and skills that are required to complete the actions.

Our occupational therapists work with children, ensuring they are provided with the best possible start during some of the most crucial developmental phases of their lives. They are skilled at making therapy sessions feel like play in order to ensure active participation.

We provide support to infants, toddlers, children, adolescents and families.

Our occupational therapists specialize in the following:

• Developmental delay
• Autism
• Sensory integration
• Fine motor impairments
• Feeding therapy
• Cerebral palsy
• Genetic conditions

Pediatric speech therapy

Pediatric speech-language pathology encompasses a range of therapeutic interventions addressing articulation and phonological disorders, receptive and expressive language impairments and delays, social interaction and pragmatic language deficits, dysphagia and pediatric feeding disorders, voice and fluency disorders, foundational literacy skills, and the establishment of functional communication via augmentative or alternative communication systems.

Our pediatric feeding therapists possess specialized expertise in the area of swallowing, encompassing skills from breast and bottle feeding to the necessary oral motor abilities required for consuming a variety of developmentally appropriate foods.

Our team of Speech Language Pathologist also specialize in the following:

• Developmental delay
• Autism
• Apraxia of Speech
• Cerebral palsy
• Genetic conditions
• Deaf-Hard of Hearing
• Dyslexia
• Stuttering
• Vocal Nodules
• Speech Generating Devices
• Sign Language
• Social Pragmatic Communication Disorder