Heartland Rehabilitation at Arrowhead Park
June’s Member of the Month is Heartland Rehab at Arrowhead Park. You may have noticed Heartland in the building off Ford Street behind Cracker Barrel. Unless you’ve stepped inside, however, you won’t realize what a great setup they have! The spacious facility offers many services, from Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, to Wellness programs, Silver Sneakers classes and even Gym memberships. Pam Place, Clinic Director, has been with Heartland for 17 years and is thankful for the great staff and appreciative clientele. Pam is grateful to work in such a rewarding job.
Locally, Heartland Rehabilitation has four outpatient clinics: Arrowhead Park, Bedford, Oregon and Perrysburg, and is a part of a national company. Part of the Promedia family, Heartland is the outpatient division, pairing with HCR ManorCare for inpatient and skilled nursing home care to complete the set. The company has a big presence in Florida, New Jersey and Kentucky, among other states. Heartland Arrowhead has eight employees including PTs, OTs, PTAs and COTAs. Heartland accepts Direct Access patients (self-referred) as well as doctor referrals. This freedom gives clients the ability to choose the best rehab center for their needs. Heartland keeps physicians in the loop regarding their patients as a part of the care team. Because of the awesome staff, many patients are repeat customers… with new injuries or issues, and many others are referrals from satisfied customers.
“Therapy for Today, Wellness for Life!” reported Place. Heartland is dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services. Areas of treatment expertise include Orthopedic & Joint Care, Neurological Care, Post-Concussion and Balance & Dizziness Programs. A few of their specialties include:
• Occupational Therapy: Hand Therapy, Custom Splinting, Home with Confidence Program.
• Athletes recovering from injury. Running injury program.
• Dance Medicine Program. Pam Place has 25+ years experience keeping “dancers on their toes” using Pilates Rehabilitation on the Pilates apparatus.
• Aquatic Physical Therapy
• Healthy Lifestyle program for weight loss and improved fitness prior to surgery, aka PreHab, for best surgical results.
• Silver Sneakers exercise classes.
“We have a large Silver Sneakers population who use the gym and take classes. For those who do not have Silver Sneakers we offer gym memberships at a reasonable price with no contract which includes an orientation to set up a program with targeted exercises to reach client goals.
The Healthy Lifestyle program provides a comprehensive evaluation and personalized therapeutic plan including exercise, diet coaching, and ongoing monitoring of weight and blood pressure. Doctors can refer patients to Health Lifestyles program in preparation for joint replacement surgery or other orthopedic issues. Participants learn about healthy eating and keep a food and exercise log, learning to avoid inflammatory foods. Ongoing wellness strategies, with client commitment and accountability, are very successful, and contribute to successful surgery outcomes. Most insurances cover this valuable program. If you are ready to make some healthy lifestyle changes, call Pam!
Pam Place’s position at Heartland merges the needs of lifelong wellness with rehab for injuries and illness. She has made Maumee home for more than 28 years, and is often seen riding her bike and walking in Maumee with her husband and three dogs. She strongly believes in supporting the community and shops locally. She has one daughter, Rachel, and two wonderful grandchildren, who live out of state.
When you need assistance with Therapy or Wellness, choose somewhere you enjoy going and know you will get good results… like Heartland Rehab in Arrowhead Park. At Heartland “It’s like therapy with friends.”
