St. Luke's Magic Valley
Rehabilitation Services

Speech and Language Therapy
Nearly one in ten Americans suffer some impairment in their ability to communicate. Through speech and language pathology services, these people can regain or improve their communication or swallowing skills, overcome or reduce the effects of disabilities, and improve their overall quality of life.

Benefits of Speech and Language Therapy
Speech and Language Pathologists work to help patients:

• Improve speech skills so they can communicate more effectively at home, in school, in a nursing home, or at a job site
• Learn to articulate speech sounds properly
• Develop skills to overcome cognitive communication disorders
• Learn strategies for safe, effective swallowing
• Find food consistencies which reduce the danger of choking
• Increase communication skills and socializing abilities following a brain seizure or head injury

Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy is an important part of overall health care. It stimulates the body's natural healing process so patients can recover or improve their functional abilities. Physical Therapy can benefit patients with a wide range of diagnoses, including:

• Deconditioned physical state from injury or illness
• Stroke
• Brain injury
• Neurological disorders, such as cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy
• Amputation
• Spinal cord injury
• Burn wound care
• Pain management

• Birth defects

Benefits of Physical Therapy
Physical therapists work to help patients:

• Regain movement
• Improve function and physical skills
• Increase strength, endurance, and flexibility
• Reduce pain
• Adapt to permanent physical changes

Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy helps patients learn or relearn skills they need for the activities of daily living. This type of therapy can benefit patients of all ages, including:

• People who have suffered a serious injury or illness
• People with permanent physical disabilities
• People with emotional or mental disabilities
• People whose physical abilities have been compromised by aging

• Children with developmental, learning disability, or behavioral problems

Benefits of Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists work to help patients:

• Improve functional independence
• Adapt their environment to make functioning easier

• Improve functional movement

Occupational Medicine
Occupational Medicine services available at St. Luke's Magic Valley include:

• Functional capacity examinations
• Work conditioning and return to work programs
• Pre-placement/post-employment screenings

• Back to school examinations

Our staff works in close contact with St. Luke's Magic Valley Occupational Health.

Inpatient Rehabilitation Medical Director
Jonathan D. Myers, MD

Dr. Jonathan Myers serves as medical director of St. Luke’s inpatient rehabilitation services and specializes in disability rehabilitation and neuromuscular care, including:

• Acute care consultation and disposition planning
• Spinal cord injury care
• Stroke, brain injury, and orthopedic rehabilitation
• Amputation and congenital limb deficiency
• Spasticity management (Botox, intrathecal baclofen)
• Post-polio syndrome
• Multiple sclerosis
• Pediatric rehabilitation (cerebral palsy, spina bifida, developmental delay)
• Botox (spasticty, dystonias, migraine headaches, myofascial pain, hyperhydrosis, sialorrhea, blepharospasm, bruxism, and TMJ)
• Spasticity management (Botox, Intrathecal baclofen).” 
• Electrodiagnostics (NCV and EMG)
• Comprehensive spasticity management
  • Oral medication management
  • Focal chemodenervation (Botox and phenol neurolysis)
  • Intrathecal baclofen pump treatment
  • Surgical referral
• Movement disorders (Parkinson’s disease, Parkinsonian syndromes, tremors, cervical and craniofacial dystonias, focal, segmental, and generalized dystonias, Restless leg syndrome, and ataxias)
• Sexual dysfunction in disability
  

Our Staff
St. Luke's Magic Valley Rehabilitation Services has the most experienced, comprehensive, and diverse therapy staff in the region to meet your adult and pediatric rehabilitation needs.

Contact Us
St. Luke’s Clinic
526-D Shoup Avenue West
Twin Falls
737-2530