It's Medicaid Awareness Month.
It's the time to talk about the importance of Medicaid in our communities. How does Medicaid impact us? According to the protectourcare.org website, Medicaid Expansion: "Saves Lives, Leads to Better Health Outcomes, Helps People Access Treatment and Preventive Care, Reduces Racial Disparities in Healthcare, and Improves Financial Security."
What are we doing here at Excel Rehabilitation Services? We have recently received our Medicaid Prov...
Posted on 2021-04-16
Frozen Shoulder/Adhesive Capsulitis
Frozen shoulder is diagnosed in the United States about 200,000 times per year. It is characterized by insidious shoulder stiffness and nearly a complete loss of passive range of motion and active range of motion for external rotation. There are several risk factors which predispose someone to frozen shoulder.
Diabetes : 20 at risk.
Trauma : Peolple with a history of injury or surgery.
Auto Immune ...
Posted on 2021-03-23
It's February! Is love in the air? We are often talking about matters of the heart during February. There's Valentine's Day. And it's American Heart Month. In December 1963, President Lyndon B Johnson wrote the very first proclomation for American Heart Month, proclaiming February 1964 to be the first one.
Today, we still focus on education, healthy eating, healthy lifestyles, and working collaboratively to create a healthier world. Prevention is ...
Posted on 2021-02-15
Well folks, it's been a year! And that's an understatement!
Shall we review? Politics has created divisiveness instead of unity, Social Injustice has been at the forefront, 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season most active than ever before, Record unemployment, the Novel Coronavirus assualted our country and the world, face masks have become the norm, businesses large and small have been closing, our healthcare systems have been overwhelmed, we've lost jobs, homes, relationships, &a...
Posted on 2021-01-01
We've added to our Speech Services! Our Speech Therapist, Nicole, is already certified in Vital Stim, DPNS, Interactive Metronome, and LSVT: LOUD. Now she is FEES certified. We are so excited for her and proud of her recent accomplishments.
So what is FEES? This is a Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing. It can be performed in an outpatient setting. You will be fully awake during the Evaluation. It isn't painful. There's...
Posted on 2020-11-20
