Occupational therapy: Living life to its fullest
April 12, 2022
Categories: Community health news
Think of the tasks you need to do each day: brush your teeth, make breakfast, pay bills, do laundry. Life becomes difficult if injury, illness, or other limitations make those tasks difficult or impossible.
Occupational therapists can help people of all ages who struggle with activities of daily life. April is Occupational Therapy Month, so it’s a great time to learn more about how practitioners can help you focus on the things you need and want to do –...
What is pulmonary rehab?
March 15, 2022
Categories: General
By Meranda Schmitz, RN, Cardiopulmonary Rehab
At the beginning of the year, CHCS announced that we now offer pulmonary rehabilitation services. You may be wondering what we do in this program to help patients. The quick answer is exercise and education, but this doesn’t capture everything.
Pulmonary rehab is a program designed for people with chronic lung disease. This includes, but is not limited to, COPD, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis,...
Physical therapy helps Bob Avery push for progress
March 14, 2022
Categories: Patient story
If you visit the Onaga Rehabilitation and Fitness Center on weekdays during the lunch hour, you’re likely to see Bob Avery hard at work on the weight machines. He travels to the Fitness Center several times a week from his home near Olsburg to do strengthening exercises, and he sees a physical therapist once a week. He’s come a long way since a harrowing accident nearly five years ago left him with a partial spinal cord injury.
Avery, a lifelong rancher who...
Save your breath: CHCS adds pulmonary rehab services
January 4, 2022
Categories: News
Getting oxygen into our bodies fuels even the most basic daily activities: Walking through a store, sweeping the floor, caring for pets. Breathing problems caused by lung disease can make even taking a shower or preparing a meal seem impossible, and those who suffer from such difficulties often lose energy and can become anxious or depressed.
Community HealthCare System now offers a program that can help. By adding Pulmonary Rehab to its Cardiac Rehab program, CHCS is ensuring...
CHCS hires new physical therapist in St. Marys
November 1, 2021
Categories: News
CHCS is pleased to announce a new physical therapist in St. Marys.
Nathan Bailey is a recent graduate of Wichita State University and holds a doctorate in physical therapy. He grew up in Olathe and attended Johnson County Community College while working as an athletic trainer. He then finished his undergraduate career at Kansas State University, where he studied kinesiology.
Bailey looks forward to working at CHCS because of the “patient-first” mentality and the...
CHCS adds new physical therapist in Frankfort, Centralia
October 29, 2021
Categories: News
Community HealthCare System is pleased to welcome a new physical therapist to Frankfort and Centralia locations.
Nichole Miller is a native of the area, having grown up in Wetmore and Corning. She holds a bachelor of arts in exercise science from Ottawa University, where she played basketball for four years, and a doctorate in physical therapy from the University of Saint Mary. Miller said she has come full circle because she was born at the Onaga Hospital and was a CHCS patient through...
Onaga Fitness Center pool reopens October 4
September 30, 2021
Categories: News
CHCS is happy to announce that our Onaga Rehabilitation and Fitness Center pool will reopen to the public on Monday, October 4.
COVID-19 precautions will be in effect as follows.
Hours of operation will be: M-F: 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. M-Th: 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. F: 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Pool use will require signing up for a time slot to prevent crowding in the pool and...
New treatment for back and neck pain available in Frankfort
February 10, 2021
Categories: News
The physical therapy team at the CHCS Frankfort Rehabilitation and Fitness Center is excited about a new treatment option for people with back or neck pain. A new traction unit recently arrived!
Many people suffer from back or neck pain that affects their ability to carry out activities in their daily life, and many of these patients could benefit from traction therapy. Traction is performed to improve spinal mobility and provide decompression by relaxing...
