Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy: Adventist Health

Work towards a more independent and higher quality life with Adventist Health’s highly skilled rehabilitation specialists. We offer personalized therapy programs.

The therapists at Adventist Health Simi Valley Rehabilitation Services collaborate with your physician so that you achieve the highest level of function. Our services stress preventive education, the highest quality care available, and a holistic approach to physical rehabilitation with an emphasis on total wellbeing.

Whether you need just one of our therapy services or all of them, we offer the benefit of comprehensive physical rehabilitation services at our hospital. Our services and programs are designed to meet your needs, and together with our other service lines, we are able to bring you seamless delivery of care.

There is no “one-size-fits-all” rehabilitation program. A rehabilitation specialist needs to work closely with you to develop a truly personalized program, and Adventist Health Simi Valley’s rehabilitation team does just that. You will be encouraged to discuss the most difficult aspects of your condition and what you hope to gain through rehabilitation in the acute care setting. Together, you and your therapist will work with interdisciplinary team members on your case to come up with a plan aimed at helping you meet your goals, especially as they relate to your recovery, safety, and optimal discharge planning.

Occupational therapists help people achieve independence in daily occupations, such as self-care skills and leisure and work activities. When people have strokes, sustain injuries, or have chronic mental or physical health problems, occupational therapists help them engage in occupations or everyday activities that are personally meaningful, socially satisfying and culturally relevant to help them restore a sense of normal life and independence.

Occupational therapy is about helping people return to doing the day-to-day tasks that fill our normal days, make us feel useful and happy, and help us contribute to our families and communities.

Restoring function to adults with acquired impairments in communication, cognition, voice and swallowing is the goal of our licensed speech-language pathologists (therapists). Our therapists offer expertise in many areas related to speech, language, cognition, voice and swallowing. Our areas of expertise include:

This is a specialized program for individuals with Parkinson’s disease. Research has documented that Lee Silverman Voice Treatment is effective for the voice and speech problems unique to patients with Parkinson’s disease, such as a soft voice and a “mumbling” quality to the speech. Specially certified speech-language pathologists provide this treatment.

This specialized, FDA-approved swallowing treatment involves neuromuscular electrical stimulation to the swallowing muscles combined with swallowing exercises. It is beneficial in improving the strength and safety of patients’ swallow function. VitalStim may also benefit patients currently reliant on tube-feeding. Specially certified speech-language pathologists provide this treatment.

At present, we are only providing Outpatient Video Swallow Study Evaluations. Please consult your physician for a prescription. To contact our Speech Therapy department, please call (805) 955-6416.