Southwest Therapy Associates

Southwest Therapy Associates (SWTA) offers an innovative approach for contract rehabilitation services.  We are poised and committed to meet rehabilitation therapy needs of health care communities and agencies within the state of Texas.

Southwest Therapy Associates provides physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT) and speech-language pathology (SLP) through trained, licensed therapists who have an interest in interacting with a variety of rehabilitation populations.  While our primary work environment is on continuing care retirement campuses, SWTA provides home health and outpatient services to meet community therapy needs as well.

Our clinical services are designed to improve the patient's quality of life and maximize his/her ability to function as independently as possible within their own surroundings.  Our services enable people to live better by helping them to be safer and more independent at any age or level of health and fitness.  We encourage our patients by actively working to overcome debility from an illness or injury.  We mold our therapy goals to consider the needs of the individual.

At SWTA we realize that people want greater automony to make decisions about their daily routines, such as when they get up, what they eat, and how they bathe.  SWTA is diligently working to identify ways we can assist in achieving those goals.

The overall objectives of SWTA are:
1)  Treat every individual as a total person -  body, mind, and spirit.
2)  Develop a plan of care which promotes the most comprehensive and effective care that leads to the greatest outcome.

Services

Physical Therapy Services

Physical Therapy provides services that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease. The goal is to restore, maintain, and promote overall fitness and health. There are a variety of reasons people need physical therapy. A few examples include accident victims and individuals with disabling conditions, such as low-back pain, arthritis, heart disease, fractures, head injuries, and cerebral palsy. Therapists measure patients’ strength, range of motion, balance and coordination, posture, muscle performance, respiration, and motor function. Next, physical therapists develop plans describing a treatment strategy and its anticipated outcome. Treatment often includes exercise, especially for patients who have been immobilized or who lack flexibility, strength, or endurance. Physical therapy encourages patients to use their muscles to increase their flexibility and range of motion. More advanced exercises focus on improving strength, balance, coordination, and endurance. The goal is to improve how an individual functions at work and at home.  

Occupational Therapy Services

Occupational therapy offers programs that will assist individuals in attaining their greatest level of independent function so that they can care for themselves and participate in a fulfilling lifestyle. Occupational Therapy helps individuals to perform all types of activities, from using a computer to caring for daily needs, such as dressing, cooking, and eating. Physical exercises may be used to increase strength and dexterity, while other activities may be chosen to improve visual acuity or the ability to discern patterns. For example, a client with short-term memory loss might be encouraged to make lists to aid recall, and a person with coordination problems might be assigned exercises to improve hand-eye coordination.  Occupational therapy also uses computer programs to help clients improve decision-making, abstract-reasoning, problem-solving, and perceptual skills, as well as memory, sequencing, and coordination—all of which are important for independent living.Occupational therapy also addresses problems of individuals whose ability to function in a work environment has been impaired. The treatment planning might involve arranging employment, evaluating the work space, planning work activities, or modifying the work environment so that the person can successfully complete the work.

Speech Therapy

Speech Language Pathologists evaluate and treat communication, cognitive and swallowing disorders. They develop an individualized plan of care, tailored to each person’s needs and goals. For individuals with little or no speech capability, speech-language pathologists may select augmentative or alternative communication methods, including automated devices and sign language, and teach their use. They teach patients how to make sounds, improve their voices, or increase their oral or written language skills to communicate more effectively. They also teach individuals how to strengthen muscles or use compensatory strategies to swallow without choking or inhaling food or liquid.  Speech-language pathologists help individuals develop, or recover, reliable communication and swallowing skills so patients can fulfill their educational, vocational, and social roles.Speech, language, and swallowing difficulties can result from a variety of causes, including stroke, brain injury or deterioration, developmental delays or disorders, learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, cleft palate, voice pathology, mental retardation, hearing loss, or emotional problems. Problems can be congenital, developmental, or acquired. Speech-language pathologists use special instruments and qualitative and quantitative assessment methods, including standardized tests, to analyze and diagnose the nature and extent of impairments.

Southwest Therapy Associates
Contact Information

Southwest Therapy Associates
One Village Drive, Suite 400
Abilene, TX 79606
(325) 691-5519
Tammy Constance, PTA, Director

Gary Constance, Recruiter 
Southwest Therapy Associates
One Village Drive, Suite 200
Abilene, TX 79606
(325) 260-7070
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