Rehabilitation Services

The Rehabilitation Services department at Starr Regional Medical Center serves patients in both the hospital and outpatient settings, as well as patients of Starr Regional Health & Rehabilitation, our skilled nursing and long-term care facility. We offer physical, occupational and speech therapies and sports medicine services, conveniently located in both Athens and Etowah. Patients are seen for evaluation and treatment following physician referral.

Locations

Athens: 425 Old Riceville Road #1, Athens, TN 37303

Etowah: 886 Highway 411 North, Etowah, TN 37331

Treatment Programs

Our team serves a wide range of needs and provides treatment plans for multiple conditions and injuries to help get you back to an active life, including:

• Activities of Daily Living Training
• Orthopedic rehabilitation following injury or surgery
• Total joint replacement rehabilitation
• Chronic pain management
• Hand rehabilitation
• Neurological rehabilitation for CVA/Stroke,
  Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and others
• Gait and balance therapy
• Sports medicine rehabilitation
• Pediatric rehabilitation
• Speech/Language therapy, including swallow, voice and feeding therapies

One-on-One Therapy

All our therapy sessions offer individualized care with undivided attention for every patient. There are many benefits to one-on-one care, including additional focus on the patient to ensure exercises and activities are performed correctly to maximize effectiveness; awareness of the specific needs and progress of the patient to adapt the treatment plan when needed; and direct instruction and detailed expectations for exercises to be completed outside of therapy sessions to improve progression. When therapists are able to provide care to one patient at a time, patients may require fewer treatments to meet their rehabilitation goals. It is our goal to get you back to the life and activities you love so you can live your healthiest life.

Our Rehabilitation Team

Physical Therapists help individuals develop, maintain and restore maximum body movement and physical function. Physical therapy focuses on gross motor function to help patients recover from an injury, relieve pain, prevent future injury or deal with a chronic condition. Physical therapy is benficial to patients of all ages.

Occupational Therapists provide treatment to assist patients in developing and improving fine motor and cognitive skills needed to perform tasks that promote functionality and independence in everyday life activities at home, school, work, community, and other settings. Occupational Therapy helps people of all ages do the things they want and need to do.

Speech Therapists assist patients with speech, language and feeding disorders to improve communication and swallowing function. Speech therapy is often needed for disorders that develop in childhood or impairments in adults caused by an injury or illness.

Certified Athletic Trainers work with local high school athletes and patients to provide preventative care and emergency response, as well as coordinate rehabilitation services, when they receive an injury during an athletic activity. 

Therapy Spotlight: Sports Medicine Rehabilitation

Athletes of all ages count on Starr Regional Rehabilitation Services for physical therapy to help them recover, increase strength and return to playing the sports they love. If you, or another athlete in your family, are recovering from an injury, speak with your provider about the benefits of physical therapy and a referral to Starr Regional Rehabilitation Services, conveniently located in both Athens and Etowah. If you do not have a provider, call 423.374.6571 to get connected to the care you need.