Rush Rehabilitation is a comprehensive program providing a full range of services to our patients in the acute care or outpatient settings.  The services include physical, occupational, and speech therapy.  Ongoing advances and growth in the rehabilitation fields has resulted in a tremendous demand for rehabilitative services.  Because of Rush’s continued dedication to the improved health of the community, it has expanded services to include aquatic therapy, pre-employment and post employment testing, and a reading clinic.

Rush Rehabilitation's Occupational Therapy department is focused on providing functionally oriented treatment that helps individuals of all ages who, because of physical, developmental, social or emotional problems, need specialized assistance to gain or regain functional independence, promote developmental skills, and/or to prevent disability.

Rush Rehabilitation's Physical Therapy department is dedicated to the hands on approach of care to return patients to their highest level of function. Each patient is provided with a personal treatment regimen to meet his/her needs in returning to work, sports and activities of daily living.

Rush Physical Therapy specializes in:

It is the goal of Rush Rehabilitation Physical Therapy to provide the best in hands on personal care for each and every patient.

Rush Rehabilitation's Speech-Language Pathology department offers evaluation and treatment of a variety of communicative and swallowing disorders. It is our goal to provide optimum patient care by designing an individualized treatment plans to achieve one's maximum potential. Our therapists hold Master's degrees from accredited university programs and maintain state and national credentials.

Rush Speech Therapy specializes in:

Slurred Speech Limited Attention Span Memory Deficits Vital Stim Therapy Stuttering Articulation Deficits Hoarseness or Nasality Swallowing or Feeding Difficulties Stroke High Risk Infant Degenerative Diseases Cerebral Palsy Traumatic Brain Injury Muscular Dystrophy Congenital Anomalies

Developmental Delay Hard of Hearing/Deafness Oral Motor Deficits Aspiration Pneumonia Augmentative Communication ADHD/ADD/Autism

Focusing on your ability and not your disability.

Unmasking Dyslexia:

• One out of every five individuals are faced with a reading problem.
• Dyslexia affects all genders, races, and socio-economic groups.
• 75% of children in third grade who are poor readers will be poor readers in high school.
• Dyslexia is a specific learning disability.
• Letter reversals are not the main warning sign of dyslexia.
• Dyslexia does not result from a vision problem.

What is Dyslexia?
The International Dyslexia Association state that it is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and /or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.

Warning Signs:

• Has difficulty reading aloud
• Has difficulty spelling words
• Difficulty with following directions
• Difficulty with memorization of math facts
• Difficulty with memorization of alphabet
• Does not recognize the sounds that letters make
• Reluctant to read
• Poor self esteem
• Poor handwriting
• Letter of number reversals

What do I do if I suspect dyslexia?
If you suspect that you or your child might have a problem with reading, then have them evaluated by a professional that specializes in the identification of dyslexia. There is not a single test that will identify this specific type of reading problem. They will need to be tested in the areas of decoding words, encoding words, reading comprehension, phonemic awareness, and achievement. The most important thing is DO NOT WAIT. Research has proven that the sooner we find dyslexia and begin intervention the better the success.

What if I find out I have dyslexia?
Once dyslexia has been identified, the most important step is to find a structured multi-sensory language program that is designed to teach an individual with dyslexia. For example, a program that is based on the Orton-Gillingham approach would be a great choice. We, at Rush Rehab Center offer this program and are available to answer your questions, evaluate, and treat individuals with reading problems characteristic of dyslexia.

Rush Rehabilitation Services has expanded physical therapy to the Newton area.

252 Northside Drive,
Newton, MS 39345
Phone: 601-683-6577

Rush Physical Therapy Newton specializes in: