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How Speech Therapy Can Help You With A Speech or Voice Disorder
Synergy Therapeutic Group offers therapy that is specifically tailored to a person’s speech, voice, language, and swallowing needs. Our speech therapists work hard to help patients improve their speaking skills as well as their voice volume and quality. They can also help patients with eating, drinking, swallowing, and communicating problems.
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a speech disorder that is interfering with their ability to communicate with others, know that practice name’s extensive therapeutic services can help provide guidance and relief.
Read full blogEffective Exercises for Kids to Stay Healthy and Strong
Do you notice your kids seem to spend more time sitting around looking at their phones and playing video games than playing outside? Has your child complained about aches and pains from sitting in class all day or carrying a heavy backpack around?
Knowing when to encourage your kids to do more and when to hold them back can be challenging because you need to figure out what you should and shouldn’t do to keep them safe and injury-free.
Read full blogAre You Searching for a Way to Help Your Child’s ADHD and Motor Issues?
Is your child having difficulty paying attention? Is this having an effect on how they play on the playground? A pediatric physical therapist can offer advice and treatment to help your child.
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is defined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as “inattention, e.g., difficulty holding attention, trouble organizing tasks, or easily distracted, and hyperactivity/impulsivity, e.g., excessive talking, fidgety, or trouble taking turns.”
If your child has difficulty with motor planning and is showing signs of ADHD, please know that we are here to help.
Read full blogHow Pediatric Therapy Can Prevent Sports-Related Injuries
It’s natural for a parent to be concerned about falls and other accidents. Children are clumsy, rambunctious, and always on the move! It’s difficult not to be concerned about them getting hurt.
Synergy Therapeutic Group wants to help you avoid as many injuries as possible, so we’ve put together this blog with tips for keeping your child healthy and active.
Call us today to set up an appointment!
Read full blogPediatric PT Can Help With Balance and Gait Disorders
Is your child having trouble staying upright while walking or running? Do you see them moving in strange patterns? If this is the case, your child may have a balance or gait disorder. Underlying musculoskeletal and neurological disorders in children can cause or aggravate balance or gait issues. There are numerous causes for this condition, which can result in both physical and mental limitations in daily life. Fortunately, pediatric physical therapy can be beneficial.
At Synergy Therapeutic Group, we can treat the underlying cause of your child’s symptoms and help them live a better life.
Read full blogDiscover Physical Therapy For The Treatment Of Tennis Elbow
Have you been dealing with an annoying ache in your forearm and elbow? Are you frustrated now that your elbow hurts just lifting a cup or even holding a pencil or pen? The pain you are experiencing is likely tennis elbow.
Despite the name, tennis elbow can affect anyone, regardless of whether they play tennis or not. Fortunately, at Synergy Therapeutic Group in Carbondale, our physical therapists are highly skilled at identifying the root cause of your condition and addressing all the factors contributing to your pain and difficulties using your arm.
Read full blogHow Occupational Therapists Help Patients With Productive Aging
Do you notice that as you’ve gotten older, your hands seem to affect your life more and more? Are you living with a chronic condition that causes constant discomfort? Whatever the case may be, occupational therapy can help you improve your health as you get older. At Synergy Therapeutic Group in Carbondale, our occupational therapists can help restore your function and teach you the skills to manage your daily activities.
Read full blogIs Your Child in Need of Pediatric Therapy?
Is your child complaining of pain? It can be difficult to know what your child’s symptoms mean and when to seek professional help. Fortunately, the assistance you require is available at Synergy Therapeutic Group.
Early childhood issues are common and can seriously impede further development, socialization, or physical function. When this occurs, pediatric physical therapy can be beneficial.
If you’re worried that your child has a problem that’s interfering with their life, you’ll be relieved to know that our licensed physical therapists at Synergy Therapeutic Group are highly trained in assisting children in overcoming physical and behavioral barriers.
Read full blog5 Shoulder Pain Conditions Occupational Therapy Can Help Improve
Chronic shoulder pain is one of the most common reasons new patients visit our licensed occupational and hand therapists each day.
Shoulder pain can be caused by a variety of factors, ranging from the temporary discomfort of a pulled muscle to the agonizing bone-on-bone friction of arthritis. This condition makes it difficult to lift or stretch to reach items.
Whatever the cause of your shoulder pain, it is likely that it makes performing daily tasks difficult.
Read full blogOccupational Therapy Can Help You Resolve Your Achy Hands
Are you struggling to use your hands since injuring your wrist or hand? Too often, we take for granted how vital the health of our hands is for our everyday life. At Synergy Therapeutic Group, our occupational therapists can help you with personalized care to make sure you can resolve any pain or injury and regain your quality of life as soon as possible!
Occupational therapy will evaluate and treat any problem related to the upper extremity.
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