The Banner Good Samaritan Rehabilitation Institute offers cost-effective, goal-driven outpatient therapy services for patients recovering from physical or cognitive injuries or illnesses including (but not limited to):
Neuropsychology
The staff teaches compensation, modification of lifestyle and adjustment. Services include:
- Complete neuropsychological evaluations
- Follow-up short term intervention for review of evaluation results
Occupational Therapy
Therapists focus on functional daily living skills to improve motor, cognitive and social skills. Services include:
- Dynamic/static balance training for Activities of Daily Living
- Hand and upper extremity rehabilitation
- Upper extremity splinting
- Adaptive equipment training
- Client/family/caregiver training
- Vision
- Cognition
- Activities of Daily Living
- Community re-entry
Physical Therapy
Therapists provide mobility evaluation and training. Services include:
- Balance training
- Body mechanics instruction/Ergonomics
- Coordination with orthotic and prosthetic specialists
- Gait/mobility training
- Partial weight-bearing for gait training/Lite gait
- Work conditioning
- Client/family/caregiver training
- Manual therapy
- Injury/Sport specific exercise program
- Sports rehab
Speech/Language Pathology
Certified speech-language pathologists evaluate and treat clients to regain communication skills. Services include assessment and therapy for the following conditions:
Special Services
Adapted Driving Program - Comprehensive driving evaluation and training that includes both clinical and behind-the-wheel assessment and recommendations. For more information, call (602) 239-4757.
Licensed therapists help recuperating
patients negotiate everyday obstacles to
reduce falls. |
Seating Evaluation and Prescription - Evaluation of the client's present wheelchair or power scooter with recommendations that will improve posture, comfort, flexibility, and mobility to increase function and independence.
Lymphedema Treatment - Treatments last approximately 90 minutes, 4-5 days a week for an average of 3-4 weeks. Focus of treatment is:
- Manual lymph drainage
- Multi-layer compression
- Therapeutic exercise
- Skin care
- Education
Pelvic Incontinence - Banner Good Samaritan offers treatment for incontinence, without surgery, without pain, and without side effects. The treatment includes pelvic and related muscle rehabilitation and behavioral modification techniques which is highly successful. Incontinence can be significantly reduced or even eliminated.
Vestibular and Balance Therapy - For clients, with vestibular disorders and/or neurological conditions that may have resulted in balance deficits or dizziness. Therapy may include balance retraining, exercises to reduce dizzy symptoms, and instruction on a variety of compensatory strategies.
For more information
The Banner Good Samaritan Rehabilitation Institute is located on the Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center campus at 1012 E. Willetta. Outpatient Therapy Services is located on the first floor of the West Wing. We schedule patients from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The Banner Good Samaritan Rehabilitation Institute is a Medicare provider. To utilize services you will need:
For more information, please call (602) 239-2317 or fax (602) 239-6200.