Comprehensive Physical Therapy is pleased to welcome a new provider, Emily Chee, OTR/L, CLT, and announce the addition of occupational therapy services to the Forest City location.
Since 1997, CPT Forest City has provided physical therapy services to the Forest City community. Over time, four CPT locations – Carbondale, Dunmore, Hawley and Honesdale – have added occupational therapy to complement physical therapy services. The addition of occupational therapy supports a long term goal of CPT, to offer both service realms at all locations.
Ms. Chee will be providing occupational therapy care in our Forest City and Carbondale locations. She is a 2022 and 2023 graduate of Misericordia University, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences and then her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy, with a specialization in pediatrics. Ms. Chee has earned her designation as a “certified lymphedema therapist” after completing her training through the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy – the leader in lymphedema care and education.
Occupational therapists are actively involved in the care for both orthopedic and neurological conditions. The profession is known for working to help clients get back to their “occupation of living”. Occupational therapists within CPT also bring a set of specialty areas to the practice.
All occupational therapy providers within CPT are certified to provide lymphatic treatment, more specifically recognized as “complete decongestive therapy”. Lymphedema is an abnormal accumulation of protein-rich fluid caused by malformation or malfunction of the lymphatic system. It often affects an arm or leg, but can occur in the face, neck, abdomen, or genitals. Following the complete decongestive therapy approach, CPT’s lymphedema program offers total care to the patient with lymphedema. Treatments are rendered in 1 hour sessions, 2-4 times a week for 4-8 weeks. Length of treatment is typically dependent on the severity of the lymphedema. Conditions that often benefit from this treatment include post mastectomy, chronic venous insufficiency, peripheral vascular disease, deep vein thrombosis and various traumas.
We are also pleased to share that Ms. Chee has a strong focus to work with the pediatric population. Therapists who work within the specialty of pediatric rehabilitation utilize a distinct knowledge base of development and play-based therapy. Children are not “small versions of adults”, and rehabilitation approaches must recognize and consider typical and atypical development. Through a play-based approach, our pediatric therapists address a child’s unique development, focusing on developmental milestones. Treatment can begin in the infancy stage and progressively address each stage of development.
Occupational therapy services will be available beginning the week of April 8, 2024. A physician referral is required. For more information, please contact the office directly at 570-785-2018 or visit our website at www.cptrehab.net and visit our “lymphedema care” or “pediatrics” tab under “services”. There is also an option through the website with a chat feature to request a team member to contact you directly.
The CPT Family is excited about this progression for our services and are committed to continuing to serve the Forest City community.
📸Submitted by @Comprehensive Physical Therapy, Inc.
