MedWest-Harris Rehabilitation Services hosting free screenings in August in Sylva

7/23/2012

MedWest-Harris Rehabilitation Services hosting free screenings in August in Sylva

Sylva, N.C. – MedWest-Harris Rehabilitation Services is hosting free knee, speech, swallowing, balance, shoulder and neck screenings in August at MedWest-Harris Rehabilitation Services on the MedWest-Harris campus in Sylva. 

Licensed therapists will conduct the following free screenings and provide recommendations and next-step treatment options: 

•Knee screenings and adult and pediatric speech/swallowing screenings will be performed from 3 to 4 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 2. Grant Shanks, PT will conduct the knee screenings. Beth Baxley, SLP will conduct the adult speech/swallowing screenings. Catherine Overbay, SLP will conduct the pediatric speech/swallowing screenings. 

•Balance screenings will be conducted by Heather Farson, PT from 1 to 2 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 9. 

•Shoulder screenings will be conducted by Todd Watson, DPT from 11 a.m. to noon, Friday, Aug. 17. 

•Neck screenings will be conducted by Grant Shanks, PT from 1 to 2 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 30.

Call (828) 586-7235 to sign up for a screening. Availability at the sessions is limited. 

MedWest Rehabilitation Services include orthopedic manual physical therapy, occupational therapy, hand rehabilitation, speech-language pathology services, occupational rehabilitation, continence and pelvic dysfunction therapy, sports medicine, spine care, balance and vestibular therapy, comprehensive wound care and orthotic and foot care.