Kadlec Healthplex
Therapy
Services
When disability, disease, injury or pain
is limiting your quality of life, Kadlec
therapy services provide evaluation
and treatment utilizing the most
current techniques.
Massage therapy
Therapeutic massage is an
important component of recovery
from an illness or injury and is
shown to improve functioning of the
circulatory and nervous systems.
Occupational therapy
Occupational therapy focuses
on helping patients to function in
daily activities, on helping adults
to restore function that has been
lost due to illness, injury or disease,
or on helping with achievement
of milestones for children with
developmental delays, autism or
sensory processing disorders.
Physical therapy
Physical therapists are experts
in the way the human body moves.
They use a variety of techniques
to promote movement, reduce
pain, restore function, and prevent
disability. During physical therapy,
emphasis is placed on the evaluation
and treatment of patient disabilities,
which may be due to accident
or injury, illness, disease or other
dysfunction.
Speech therapy
This therapy specializes in the
assessment and treatment of people
of all ages with communication,
cognitive, swallowing and/or
hearing problems due to a variety of
conditions or diagnoses.
Warm-water therapy
The healing nature of warm
water can play an important role
in rehabilitation. Warm-water
therapy helps people who have
musculoskeletal, orthopedic and
neurological conditions. The new,
larger warm-water therapy pool o ers
the opportunity for new classes and
programs for all ages.
Testing and
Rehabilitation
Whether a patient is recovering from
a heart attack, has a lung condition,
needs diagnostics of nervous system
function or needs other health care
testing services, Kadlec Healthplex is
here to help.
Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
Kadlec’s cardiopulmonary
rehabilitation program is designed
to assist patients with cardiac or
pulmonary disorders resume productive
lives and make a lifelong commitment
to exercise and good health.
Hearing screening
These tests help determine what
kind of hearing a patient may be
experiencing by measuring the
ability to hear sounds that reach
the inner ear through the ear canal
(air-conducted sounds) and sounds
transmitted through the skull (bone-
conducted sounds).
Metabolic testing
Metabolic testing is a simple
10-minute breath test to determine
exactly how much oxygen a person’s
body consumes. Once completed,
the metabolic rate can be used to
calculate target caloric zones to show
how to eat the maximum amount of
food and still lose weight.
Neurodiagnostics
Neurodiagnostics analyzes and
monitors nervous system function
to promote the e ective treatment
of neurological diseases and
conditions. Diagnostics include
electroencephalograms (EEG) and
evoked potentials (EP).
Respiratory therapy and testing
Also referred to as pulmonary
function testing, this is a group of
breathing techniques and maneuvers
to measure the air movement
throughout the entire airway.
These tests can provide important
information and help determine the
function of the breathing passage.
Asthma education is also available.
Healing and
Monitoring Services
Many conditions require specialized
care or important medications that
need consistent monitoring. Frequently,
these go hand-in-hand for patients.
Nowwith centralized outpatient
services at the Healthplex, patients can
get this care in one location.
Coumadin clinic
Anticoagulation is the process
of preventing clots from forming
in the blood. Certain conditions
require anticoagulant medications
(Coumadin). Therapy is physician
ordered, monitored closely and
adjusted accordingly.
*A Coumadin clinic is also available at
Kadlec Clinic Kennewick Primary Care.
Services and programs
