The Rehab Report

SERVICES
OFFERED:

• Sports Therapy

• Lymphedema
Management

• Work
V O L U M E 6 J U L Y 3 0 , 2 0 0 9
Conditioning
• Orthopedics

• Functional
Capacity
Evaluations
Quicker Access For Patients Days Between Receipt of Referral & Start of Care
• Vestibular Rehab

• Women’s Health
& Incontinence
Treatment

• Splinting

• Aquatic Therapy

• Back & Neck

Therapy Patients Waiting Less Time for Therapy Services at Sarnia Square
• Wound Care Over the last few months we’ve been receiving the referral.
• Speech Therapy working hard to improve patient access and
the overall patient experience with our If you would like more information or would like
• Pregnancy & Infant
services. We’ve recently added more staff to to refer your patients for therapy services please
Massage, Labor provide direct patient care, modified and call 507-457-4329.
Support Massage developed a new scheduling process in our
inpatient & outpatient care settings, which has Therapy Services at Sarnia Square:
• Cardiac &
allowed the patients to be available to receive Monday–Thursday, 7:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m.
Pulmonary Rehab
the services they need in a manner that is Friday, 7:00 a.m.—4:30 p.m.
• Stress Testing
friendly and convenient for the patient.
• McKenzie
Inpatient therapy services are provided 7
In our outpatient therapy department we’ve days per week for physical therapy and 5
Techniques
improved processes to allow the patient to days per week for occupational therapy
• Smoking Cessation start therapy within 3 days or less from and speech-language pathology.
• Home Safety
Assessments

• Job Site Analysis &

Ergonomic
Assessments
Welcome Aboard!
In an effort to improve patient access, as well
Lucas Barbknecht, DPT
joined the Physical Therapy
Department in June. Lucas has
interest in outpatient orthopedics,
• Memory & to keep up with the continued growth of aquatic therapy, and acute care.
Cognition Therapy patient volumes, the therapy departments have
further expanded their staff to include two Stephanie Rae, DPT
• Barium Video
new physical therapists, Lucas Barbknecht, Also joined Physical Therapy in July,
Fluoroscopy DPT and Stephanie Rae, DPT.
Swallow Studies
with interest in sports medicine,
Growth is also occurring within our Pilates, and inpatient/outpatient
• Kinesotaping services.
Speech Therapy Department as well.
• Strain/ We are pleased to announce our
Counterstrain newest staff member, Amy Amy Sauerer, SLP
Techniques Sauerer, SLP, who will be available casual began work in Speech-Language
on-call to meet the demands that exceed the Pathology in mid-July. She has
capacity of our current speech-language interest in pediatrics, autism, and
pathologist, Carol Meyer-Boldon, SLP. geriatric services.
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Starting as Strangers, Leaving as Friends: A Patient Success Story

Keith 1 year later after his stroke
By Barb Parent, OTR/L & Diane
Montgomery, PT—Life for Keith
Krousey was full. He was enjoying his
retirement from a busy banking career,
filling his days with golfing, fishing,
hunting, home maintenance and
landscaping, and the list goes on and on.
Then on May 19, 2008, everything
changed. Keith awoke that morning
thinking he had slept in a position that
caused his arm to fall asleep. However,
he then realized he was not able to use
his entire left side. Keith was brought to
the Emergency Room at Winona Health
where he was diagnosed with having a
stroke and was admitted to the hospital.
While in acute care, among many other
caring professionals, Keith met Physical
Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and
the Speech Therapist from the
Rehabilitation department.
After spending a few days in the hospital,
he was transferred to Lake Winona
Manor where his rehabilitation
continued. Keith says, “I spent about 4
weeks in the Manor learning what I could
do to help myself and regain some of my
mobility”. Upon discharge from Lake
Winona Manor, Keith was not yet ready
to come in for outpatient therapies so he
received 2 weeks of Home Care PT and
OT during which he received
recommendations about safety and
functioning in his home.
At the end of the 2 weeks, he was
ready to transfer to outpatient PT and
OT at Sarnia Square. There he met his
primary Physical Therapist and Physical
Therapist Assistants who challenged him
through balance and gait activities, muscle
retraining, strengthening and stretching
exercises to help him regain a higher
level of safe mobility. With the help of
his Occupational Therapist and
Occupational Therapist Assistant, he
worked on activities to improve the
function of his left hand, arm and
shoulder girdle. He was taught how to
isolate muscles to get specific movement
so he could better use his left arm and
hand.
Keith was highly motivated to follow
the home exercise programs set up for
him by PT and OT to maximize his
recovery. He was also involved with
determining appropriate activities that he
could work on to further his progress.
States Keith, “I am a very analytical
person. If I want to do something, I will
think of a way to try and make it work”.
In August of 2008, he set 3 goals for
himself. “One was to try and play a
round of golf, which I was able to
accomplish with the help of a good
friend. The score did not really matter, it
was just such a satisfying feeling to be
able to do it.” “The second goal was to
be able to go on the annual guys’ fishing
trip to Lake Winnie in early September.”
Again, with the help of friends, the
trip was a success. “This summer
(2009) my goal is to fish with
an open face reel. I have already
progressed to where I can reel with
my left hand.”
Keith’s third goal was to try
grouse hunting in northern
Minnesota. The first trip didn’t bring
him success with getting a bird, but
helped him to be able to problem-
solve so that his second trip in
October 2008 was more successful.
“This time I was able to take five
birds, four with assistance, then
finally one on my own with no one
else along.”
Keith says, “I will be forever
thankful to all the people who
worked so hard to help get me to
this point in my recuperation. While
the stroke took away most of my
abilities to enjoy playing golf, hunting,
shooting pool, bowling and various
other physical activities, I found a
new challenge in learning new ways
to enjoy them again
and others I can work toward. The
stroke, while very trying, does have a
bright side after the fact.
Look at all the new things I have
learned, not to mention the many
new friends that would have
remained unknown had it not
happened.” We at Winona Health
Rehab feel we are the fortunate ones
to have had the chance to be
involved in the rehabilitation of this
very focused and determined
gentleman.
We thank Keith for allowing us to
share his amazing story with others!

New Director of Occupational Health Angels in Our Midst

Corrie Searles, MPT– The Director of Rehab
Services was recently named new Director of
Occupational Health Services. Corrie will be
working hard, along with others in the
department, to continue expanding and
developing the Occupational Health program to meet both
internal and external customer needs.
Linda Shepardson, PT, Veronica Wry, PTA and Barb
Parent , OTR/L recently were recognized as Guardian Angels
by an anonymous donor to the WH Foundation following
services received through Home Care.
The Guardian Angel program recognizes excellent service by
staff through designated donations to the Foundation by former
patients or families.
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“I went to
Therapy
thinking I was
Women’s Health: What Is It?
going to end What Does A Women's Specialized Women’s Health Services offered through
up in a Health Physical Therapist Do? Physical Therapy include:
motorized cart The emphasis of the health • Pelvic Pain
sciences on fitness and wellness • Support for women Pre-Post-partum
because my
has brought to women's • Urinary incontinence
back was so • Lymphedema
bad. Thanks to attention a need to pay closer
• Osteoporosis
attention to their bodies during
Steve and staff
recreation, work, and Meet our Trained Women’s Health Clinicians:
I’m now back
throughout life. Many physical
to walking
therapists have specialized Cindy Teske, PT~ Cindy has over 20 years
and my core of practice and specializes in the following
training which will benefit
strength is areas: Outpatient setting with emphasis on
women with a variety of medical
improving. I chronic pain and women’s health.
conditions. These therapists use
have never
every facet of their physical
been so
therapy training to evaluate and Linda Kuhn, PT~Linda Kuhn has over 24
satisfied with a treat female clients, promoting years in practice as a PT and specializes in
service from outpatient and acute care with interest in
and enhancing health through the
Winona women’s health and orthopedics.
life span. All treatments are
Health.” individually designed after Becca Cleland, PTA~Becca Cleland has
—A Satisfied thorough evaluation.—Source: over 6 years in practice as a PTA and has
Customer www.womenshealthapta.org experience in outpatient and acute with interest
June, 2009 in lymphedema, women’s health, and

Staff Spotlight: The Faces Behind the Names

Spotlight on: Spotlight on: Spotlight on:

Steve Lindsey Jenelle

Seltz,
Physical
Therapist
Steve has been a licensed Physical
Therapist for over 34 years since
graduating from the University of
Minnesota. Steve has been a proud
employee of both the Winona Clinic and
Winona Health for over 25 years, and
was awarded the 2009 Living Service
Excellence Award for his dedication to
not only Winona Health but his patients
and co-workers. Steve’s interests include
outpatient and acute care with interest in
orthopedics and manual therapy.
Henderson,
Occupational
Therapist
Lindsey graduated from Winona State
University with a BS in exercise science
and St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN with
Master of Arts in OT. Since then she has
become a Certified Lymphedema
Therapist. Lindsey brings over 9 years of
experience to the patients she serves
here at Winona Health. Lindsey sees
patients in outpatient Occupational
Therapy, Home Health care and Acute
Care. Lindsey also has special interest in
hand therapy, wound care, orthopedics,
and low vision rehab.
Jacobsen,
Rehab
Aide
Jenelle has dedicated the last 28+ years
to providing excellent patient care here
at Winona Health as one of our Rehab
Aides. Jenelle provides support to
patients and clinicians in both Physical
Therapy and Occupational Therapy at
Sarnia Square. Jenelle is also very active
in the Aquatic Therapy Program offered
through outpatient PT. She is a true
asset to our department and patients.

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The Therapy
Department Mission:
To inspire, motivate, and educate
by promoting functional patient
outcomes
Did You Know?
Cardiac Rehab is now
responsible for coverage of
both diagnostic & non-
diagnostic stress testing
studies, as well as pacemaker checks for
patients of Winona Health?
Occupational Health Nurse Recognized
Cathy Johnson,
RN-BSN-COHN,
spoke to the Lion’s
Club on April 9th
2009. This letter
was submitted to
Rachelle Schultz,
CEO, regarding her presentation:
Dear Ms. Schultz:
“We just wanted to let you
know how much we thought of Cathy’s
presentation, it was the best one this
year...she’s extremely informative and
gave such a pleasant presentation!.”
Read What Customers Have to Say About Our Services
“I could go on and share so many
ways the staff helped me, but would
just say, I am so happy that I chose
Winona Health for my rehabilitation
and know the mental and physical
care cannot be duplicated that I
received. I would encourage anyone
with a rehabilitation situation to take
their problems to the Winona Health
PT Department, and know they will
come up with the solutions to one’s
problems, just like they did for me”.
—Submitted by a grateful patient——
Continuing Education Notes
Continuing
education and
mastering the
skills necessary to
meet the needs of
the patients we
serve holds high value for us. As
such, the following staff have
attended continuing education this
past quarter:
Cathy Johnson, RN-BSN-COHN
is one of the Winona Health
Occupational Health nurses, having
been so for over 20 years. She has
been with Winona Health for the
past 2 years.
For more information about
the Occupational Health services at
Winona Health, call 507.457.3212.
or check us out on the Pulse under
Occupational Health. Open
Monday-Friday from 8:00a.m.-4:30
p.m.
“During my son’s parent teacher
conference this past week, the focus of
the meeting shifted to talk about the
teacher’s experience at Winona Health
and the wonderful care that was received
in the Occupational Therapy department.
My son’s student teacher explained how
the therapists cared for him and helped
him move from not using his arm to
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• Teri Lee, PTA Aquatic
Therapy
• Jenelle Jacobsen, RA– Aquatic
Therapy
• Cindy Teske, PT & Linda
Shepardson, PT– Oasis
Training
• Corrie Searles, MPT - Lean
Training
• Lisa Yahnke, PTA - Modalities
The Occupational Health
Department Mission:
To assist employers in maintaining
and improving the health, safety
and well being of their employees.
The Occupational Health
Department Vision:
To be recognized as the
Occupational Health provider
choice providing a wide range of off
and on-site services to businesses
and industries.
regaining almost all of the function in his
arm. What a pleasant surprise to hear his
story and hear his story and hear about my
co-workers in a setting that was not work
related. So Kudos to Barb and Lindsey for
good work that they do everyday but the
impact on a person’s life is not always
realized”.
—-Submitted by a grateful co-worker—