To Live the Life You Love
You love to approach each day with strength and confidence. At AdventHealth Tampa, formerly Florida Hospital Tampa, we’re here to help you regain your vibrant, independent life. We offer outpatient rehabilitative services, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. We also have a comprehensive in-patient rehabilitation unit that’s fully certified by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Our in-patient unit features Independence Square, a one-of-a-kind physical rehabilitation area that models several real-life environments so you can work on the skills you use in everyday life — like getting around your apartment, visiting the grocery store or pharmacy, and navigating curbs and uneven sidewalks. In both in-patient and outpatient settings, you work with a team of highly skilled physicians, physical therapists, rehab specialists, and speech therapists to create a treatment plan that’s right for you. We work hard to help you regain freedom in body, mind, and spirit.
We’re here to help you find the right physician or a location that’s convenient for you.
There's a Team of Specialists on Your Side
- The Screenings to Keep You Active and Maximize Your Potential
-
Your body is a finely tuned machine. It can run, jump, bend, and reach. We’re here to help you make sure you can do all those things for many years to come. Part of our whole-person approach to care is helping you prepare for a future full of energetic days. If something doesn't feel right, or if you want to be proactive about your well-being, the team at AdventHealth Tampa, formerly Florida Hospital Tampa, offers a number of screenings to help you identify potential health concerns before they turn into serious issues, including:
- Bone Densitometry (DXA) Scans
- CT Scans
- Diagnostic X-Rays
- MRIs
- Ultrasounds
- Leading-Edge, In-Patient Rehabilitation Care
-
When getting back on your feet requires a helping hand, you can rely on the experts at AdventHealth Tampa. Our Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit is fully certified by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). This 30-bed unit provides dedicated care and support to nearly 600 people every year. In fact, 92% of our patients/families surveyed after receiving our care would definitely recommend our program to others. In addition our average length that patients stay with us is lower than the national average by at least 40% which means we get you back to home and living your best life as soon as possible. Whether you’re recovering from a stroke, surgery, spinal cord injury, or car accident, a team of expert physical therapists and other physical rehab specialists will be by your side at every turn.
You’ll have access to some of the most-advanced physical rehabilitation treatments available, including Nintendo Wii gaming systems to help improve your motor skills and mobility. Depending on your needs and goals, you may journey toward recovery in Independence Square. This unique physical rehabilitation facility duplicates real-world environments to get you comfortable with the activities you do every day — from getting in and out of the car to walking to the mailbox and shopping for groceries.
You have goals. Lean on us to design a personalized physical rehabilitation plan to help you reach them — and help you reclaim your active, vibrant life. Learn more here about how our facility offers unique care.
- Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
-
Sometimes you need help strengthening your body in your recovery, but don’t need the 24/7 services of in-patient physical rehab. When that’s the case, choose our outpatient rehab center. At our Outpatient Therapy Center, you’ll work closely with expert physical therapists and other specialists to design a personalized rehabilitation plan that meets your needs and helps you achieve your goals. Our multidisciplinary approach to care means you have access to some of the most comprehensive rehabilitation treatments and services, including:
- Occupational Therapy – to help you regain fine motor skills and coordination and re-learning essential skills for daily living following issues with strokes, Parkinson’s disease, carpal tunnel syndrome, and more.
- Physical Therapy – to help you rediscover strength, flexibility, mobility, and range of motion as you overcome orthopedic injuries, vestibular disorders, arthritis and joint pain, and more.
- Speech Therapy – to help evaluate and treat speech, language, cognition, and swallowing disorders.
If your rehabilitation needs require more specialized care, we offer a vast array of specialty programs and treatments, including:
- Amputee Services
- Comprehensive Lymphedema Management
- Hand Therapy
- Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Program for Help Re-Learning Everyday Activities
- Lee Silverman BIG and LOUD Therapy Programs for Parkinson’s Disease, Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, and More
- McKenzie Method Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy for Back, Neck, and Extremity Issues
- Neurological Disorders Therapy
- Oncology Rehabilitation
- Pelvic Health and Rehabilitation
- Rheumatologic Conditions Care
- Traumatic Brain Injury Care
- Vestibular and Balance Disorders Management
You never have to face recovery alone. At every turn, we provide the comprehensive care and support to help you stride confidently toward whole-person wellness.
- Sports Rehab Treatment Trusted by the Professionals
-
Our rehabilitation unit has been fully certified by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), the gold standard for rehabilitation facilities in North America. This means you can trust us to give you the best possible care. As the only Outpatient Therapy Center in Tampa Bay offering both Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) for speech communication (LSVT LOUD) and physical/occupational therapy (LSVT BIG) therapy programs, we're proud to provide these clinically-proven methods of treating patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and other conditions including aging, stroke, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and Down’s syndrome.
Learn More about physical therapy services at AdventHealth Tampa's Outpatient Rehabilitation Center
-
Physical Therapist, Taylor Collins, PT, DPT, explains how pelvic floor conditions can be helped through pelvic floor therapy options.
1 items. To interact with these items, press Control-Option-Shift-Right Arrow- Transcript
-
The Pelvic Floor is a group of muscles that are at the bottom of the pelvis. They support all the organs inside, they help with sexual function and help maintain continence of the bowels and bladder. I definitely strive to make all my patients feel comfortable and safe. One thing I generally do is an internal exam and an external exam if they are comfortable with it. So that allows me to see what is the coordination of the muscles, what is the patient's awareness of the muscles. What is their strength, what is their endurance just like you would with any other muscle in the body. Is there pain, is there tightness associated with those muscles. The interventions would be just like you would see in general orthopedic physical therapy where you would have a knee or hip injury and you are going to go and have exercise. We do a lot of exercise, we do a lot of postural correction. Depending on the diagnosis if we have pain, some of it is a lot of relaxation techniques, it's manual therapy, it's teaching someone how to breath correctly. Simply how to stand and sit correctly - posture.
-
Susan Olivier Paniello, PT CLT, Manager, Outpatient Therapy Services, AdventHealth Tampa explains physical therapy treatment options for oncology patients.
1 items. To interact with these items, press Control-Option-Shift-Right Arrow- Transcript
-
Oncology patients sometimes have some very specific needs that can be addressed by physical therapy. One of the most common ones is patients get very significant cancer related fatigue. We work on activities for daily living and promoting independence and if we can't get full independence we look at compensation techniques and if there's adaptive equipment that can be used. Another side effect of oncology and cancer treatment is patients can get significant fibrosis and scarring secondary to radiation treatment. In our department we use some very specific techniques. Massage techniques, we use cupping and we use taping to directly address the scar tissue that forms secondary to treatment and surgery and the fibrosis that can occur from prolonged inflammation. And these techniques can also be applicable to patients with vascular disease and other conditions that cause excessive scarring. The result is that we get better tissue, the limb moves better, their mobility improves and their discomfort and pain is less and significant.
-
Susan Olivier Paniello, PT CLT, Manager, Outpatient Therapy Services, AdventHealth Tampa explains physical therapy treatment options for patients with Lymphedema.
1 items. To interact with these items, press Control-Option-Shift-Right Arrow- Transcript
-
There are multiple conditions that can cause Lymphedema. The primary condition that we see here is secondary to cancer treatment either surgery biopsy or radiation therapy. Other conditions that can cause lymphedema are peripheral vascular disease and obesity. So therapy can help alleviate lymphedema using a multi-faceted approach. We do a full assessment and evaluation. Based on our finding we come up with an individualized plan of care that will consist of complete decongestive therapy. That will be a very specific massage to reroute the fluid so that you can get drainage and improve circulation. We will follow that with compression to make sure the fluid does not reaccumulate in the limb. We will also send you home with a home exercise program. The home exercise program consists of a self massage and positioning to keep the fluid from reaccumulating and facilitate drainage. We also have you do self massage again to reinforce what we've done in the clinic and to make you independent long term with your own management of your symptoms.
Sports and Rehab Care You Can Count On
You’ve got this, because you’ve got us. Get the care and support you need to get back to your best.
A Customized Playbook
It can be a difficult balancing act: You want to re-engage in your active life. But you also need to take the time to heal. We're here to help you stay on a safe and steady course to recovery. Using your customized care plan as their guide, our multidisciplinary team will connect you to the medical professionals, community resources, and local support services you need to help you get back to doing all the things you love.