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By Michele Smith
the Times 

DGH Rehab Dept. Has New Hours

New employees have come on board for physical therapy and massage therapy

 

October 4, 2018

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PHOTO: Licensed Massage Therapist Christine Richards is shown working with a practice patient at Dayton General Hospital

DAYTON-The Rehabilitation Department at Dayton General Hospital is staying open late to help accommodate customers' schedules. The department is now open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, according to Physical Therapy Assistant Bryce Scott.

Scott, along with his partner Jessica Parry, who is also a licensed Physical Therapy Assistant, have been assisting the physical therapists on staff at Dayton General Hospital with an increasing patient load.

At the discretion of the Physical Therapist, and following the plan of care outlined for the patient, Bryce and Scott use manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and treatment with modalities like electrical stimulation and ultrasound, and Anodyne therapy, to help patients achieve optimum health.

"Our director is a very big believer in Anodyne therapy," said Parry.

Anodyne therapy is used for issues like chronic pain, peripheral neuropathy, and foot pathology, she explained.


In addition to the work they do at the hospital, Bryce and Parry are attending all Waitsburg/Dayton athletic combine games as medical staff.

"It's fun to be on the medical side of it all," said Bryce.

The pair are also teaching SAIL, a one-hour exercise class at Columbia County Senior Center on Thursdays, where they help seniors with balance training and mobility. The class aims to help with activities of daily living through upper and lower body strengthening, which is important in preventing falls, Bryce said.

Licensed Massage Therapists Jennifer Riggs and Christine Richards said they had a good time in their booth at this year's Columbia County Fair.


"We had the most popular booth at the fair," said Richards.

Richards and Riggs are inviting people to experience more of what they can do for anxiety and depression, digestive disorders, fibromyalgia, headaches, insomnia, T-M joint pain, strains or injuries to the soft tissues, and myofascial pain, by scheduling an appointment with them at Dayton General Hospital.

Richards also does cold stone therapy for headaches and migraines. She said hot stone therapy is coming soon.

In addition to regularly scheduled appointments during the week, the pair offer $10 chair massages, from 10 am until 2 pm, on Saturdays.

"It's a gift you can give yourselves. It's just for you. It really effects your day in a positive way," said Riggs.


The Physical Therapy Department can be reached by phone at: 382-2531. Appointments with the Massage therapists can be made by phone at: 382-3202. No scheduling is required for the Saturday Massage therapy sessions.

 

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