Health Services

Physical Therapy/Rehab

Recovering from an injury or surgery often requires rehabilitation services such as physical or occupational therapy to promote healing and restore function. ECHN's numerous rehabilitation centers provide services for patients disabled as a result of stroke, cancer, orthopedic conditions, trauma, amputation, and work-related injuries.

When rehabilitation services are needed, patients usually can choose the place where they would like to have their therapy. ECHN offers a variety of convenient locations throughout eastern Connecticut for rehab services and accepts virtually all insurances.

ECHN is affiliated with Team Connecticut Baseball as the official team provider of sports-injury and related health care services. Download this brochure (PDF format) on ECHN's Sports Injury and Related Health Care Services (large file; may take a few moments to download).



The rehabilitation services we offer include:

Aquatic therapy

Modified weight bearing environment helps improve strength, range of motion, mobility, tone, endurance, balance and pain management

Certified strength and conditioning specialists

Design and implement training programs to improve performance

Certified hand therapists

Expertise in anatomy of hand to promote prevention of hand dysfunction, or provide therapy after stroke or accident

Custom orthodics

Special lifts and inserts fitted to shoes

Diabetic wound care

Covers the physical therapy aspect of wound care, such as whirlpool therapy and infection control

Facial palsies

Neuromuscular stimulation for facial palsy caused from surgery, stroke or Bell's Palsy

Kinesiotaping

Expert taping of muscles and joints for problems such as edema reduction, and muscular facilitation or inhibition

Lymphedema

Hands-on techniques to increase drainage from affected areas

Manual therapy

Hands-on techniques such as myofascial release, craniosacral therapy, and other joint mobilization techniques such as Mulligan's and muscle energy

Speech pathology

For post-stroke and operation therapy

Vestibular rehabilitation

For patients experiencing neurological problems, including dizziness

Vital stimulation

Patients with swallowing disorders receive evaluation and treatment plans

Wheel chair positioning and evaluation

Assessing models of wheel chairs for specific patient needs

ECHN offers skilled and experienced therapists who provide services close to home, with an emphasis on individual care. Once a personalized rehabilitation program is developed for a patient, ECHN therapists will work closely to assist while various exercises are performed.

The ECHN Rehabilitation Services department conducts patient satisfaction surveys. The results of these surveys, which are sent to a random sample of patients seen by the department, indicate high scores of patient satisfaction.

ECHN offers rehab services at these locations:  

About aquatic therapy:

Aquatic TherapyrMany patients recovering from orthopedic injuries or procedures benefit from aquatic therapy, which is exercise performed in a swimming pool. ECHN offers three locations for indoor aquatic therapy:
  • At the new ECHN Medical Building at Evergreen Walk in South Windsor
  • At CourtHouse Plus in Vernon
  • At the Glastonbury Wellness Center