Owensboro Health Outpatient Physical, Occupational & Speech Therapy

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Owensboro Health Outpatient Physical, Occupational & Speech Therapy

Owensboro Health Regional Hospital
1201 Pleasant Valley Road, Fifth Floor
Owensboro, KY 42303

Hours of Operation:
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Thursday: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: Closed
Pleasant Valley Medical Office Building
Owensboro Health Outpatient Physical, Occupational & Speech Therapy

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Services

Occupational Therapy

  • Adaptive equipment training for dressing, bathing and feeding
  • Fine/Gross motor education for functional tasks
  • Neurological rehabilitation (Ex. Stroke, CVA, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Multiple Sclerosis)
  • Upper body range of motion and strength

Physical Therapy

If an injury or illness has caused a physical limitation or loss of function, outpatient physical therapy can offer a personalized treatment plan to restore your health, wellness, and performance. Many techniques are used with the goals of decreasing pain or stiffness and increasing strength, flexibility, and function. Physical therapists help their patients to adapt to assistive devices and provide education to help you manage your physical condition.

Services and treatments provided at this location include:

  • Balance and fall prevention training
  • Blood flow restriction training (BFR)
  • Dry needling
  • Neurological and stroke rehabilitation
  • Orthopedic conditions including joint replacements
  • Parkinson’s/LSVT “Big”
  • Pelvic rehabilitation
  • Running analysis
  • Soft tissue mobilization and cupping
  • Sports medicine therapy (including FMS and Y balance testing)
  • Vestibular and post-concussion therapy

Speech Therapy

If injury or illness has caused a limitation or loss of function, outpatient speech therapy can offer a personalized treatment plan to restore your communication, cognition, and swallowing to maximize quality of life. Speech therapists help patients meet their full potential for safety and independence through individualized treatment plans tailored to each patient’s needs and goals.

Services provided at this location include:

  • Swallowing
    • FEES (Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing)
    • VFSS (Video Fluoroscopic Swallow Study)
    • NMES (Neuromuscular electrical stimulation)
    • MDTP certified clinicians (McNeil Dysphagia Therapy Program)
  • Voice: To help individuals with a variety of voice disorders including:
    • Vocal nodules or polyps
    • Vocal cord dysfunction or paralysis
    • Chronic cough / irritable larynx syndrome
    • Resonance disorders
    • Hyperfunctional or hypofunctional voice
  • LSVT certified clinicians (Lee Silverman Voice Therapy for Parkinson’s)
  • Cognition: Strategies to improve cognitive functioning or compensations to increase independence/safety with memory, attention, problem solving, reasoning, and sequencing
  • Rehabilitation from stroke, brain injury, neuromuscular disorder, or progressive diseases (ALS, MS, MG, dementia, GBS, MSA, Parkinson’s, brain tumors, etc.)
  • Language – expressive/receptive (aphasia)
  • Dysarthria: Improve articulation through intervention to improve function and compensatory strategies
  • Apraxia
  • Laryngectomy
    • Presurgical: prepare patient for changes
    • Post surgery: electrolarynx training
    • TEP (voice prosthesis) management
  • Tracheostomy
    • Education on changes
    • Changing TEPs and education
    • Aid in obtaining HMEs and materials
  • Head and Neck Cancer: Aiding in changes to voice and swallowing as result of surgery or radiation
  • Speech Generating Device: AAC (alternative augmentative communication device) to aid in communication

Our Providers

Physical Therapy Team

Steven Bender, PT, DPT

  • SFMA Level 1 Certified
  • FMS Level 1 Certified
  • Manual Therapy Techniques
  • Soft Tissue Mobilizations
  • Blood Flow Restriction Therapy
  • Bachelor of Exercise Science, Kentucky Wesleyan University, 2022
  • Doctorate of Physical Therapy, University of Evansville, 2025

Meri Childress

Meri Childress, PTA 

  • Rock Tape Therapy
  • Manual Therapy Techniques
  • Hesch Method Sacroiliac Joint experience
  • Soft Tissue Mobilization
  • Myofascial Mobilization
  • FMS Level 1 trained
  • Myofascial Decompression (Cup Therapy)
  • Blood Flow Restriction Therapy
  • Sports-related injuries
  • Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, Indiana State University, 2012
  • Associate of Applied Science in Physical Therapy Assistant, University of Evansville, 2015

Dianna Coffman

Dianna Coffman, PTA 

  • Rock Tape Therapy
  • Manual Therapy Techniques
  • Soft Tissue Mobilization
  • Blood Flow Restriction Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Acute-level early intervention
  • Associate of Applied Science, Madisonville Community College – PTA degree, 2007

Marie Etienne

Marie Etienne, PT, DPT 

  • ASTYM certified
  • SFMA level one certified
  • Restriction Based Approach Lumbopelvic Manual Level One Certified
  • Women's Health Specialist
  • Herman and Wallace Pelvic Floor Level One certified
  • Herman and Wallace Postpartum rehab certified
  • Evidence in Motion Functional Dry Needling Level One certified
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy, University of Evansville, 2019

Sabrina Johnson

Sabrina Johnson, PT, DPT

  • Kinesiotaping
  • Manual Therapy Techniques
  • Vestibular Specialist
  • Concussion Therapy
  • Hesch Method Sacroiliac Joint Specialist
  • ASTYM Certification
  • Myopain Dry Needling Level I Certification
  • Myofascial Mobilization
  • FMS certified Level I
  • Myofascial Decompression (Cup Therapy)
  • Smart Cuffs Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) certification
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy, University of Indianapolis, 2015
  • B.S. in Physical Therapy, Tennessee State University, 1992

Nathan Reffitt

Nathan Reffitt, PT, MPT 

  • Integrative dry needling certification 1
  • Smart Cuffs Blood Flow Restriction certification
  • LSVT BIG certification
  • Master of Physical Therapy from the University of Kentucky, 2000

Grant Tichenor

Grant Tichenor, PTA 

  • Myofascial Decompression (Cup Therapy)
  • Blood Flow Restriction Therapy
  • Rock Tape Therapy
  • Soft Tissue Mobilization trained
  • Acute-level early intervention
  • Associate of Applied Science, Madisonville Community College – PTA degree, 2023

 


Occupational Therapy Team

Amy Metcalf, COTA/L 

  • 15 years of experience
  • Lymphedema and Chronic Venous Insufficiency Management via complete Decongestive Therapy including, compression bandaging, manual lymphatic drainage, skin care, compression garment selection and fitting, and pneumatic compression devices
  • Experienced in upper extremality orthopedic and neurologic care
  • Scar management
  • Kinesio taping
  • 2012 Graduate JCTCS, Louisville, KY

Maddy Rice, OTD, OTR/L

  • Integrative Dry Needling Level I Women's Health Specialist, Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation
  • Herman and Wallace Pelvic Floor Level I Certified
  • KOTA Certification in Deep Physical Agent Modalities
  • Kinesiotaping
  • Manual Therapy Techniques
  • Adaptive equipment training for dressing, bathing and feeding
  • Fine/Gross motor education for functional tasks
  • Neurological rehabilitation (Ex. Stroke, CVA, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Multiple Sclerosis)
  • Soft tissue mobilization and cupping
  • Bachelor’s in Occupational Science, Eastern Kentucky University, 2022
  • Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Eastern Kentucky University, 2024

Brett Steele, OTR/L

  • Certified lymphedema therapist through ACOLs
  • Lymphedema and Chronic Venous Insufficiency Management via Complete Decongestive Therapy, including compression bandaging, manual lymphatic drainage, skin care, compression garment selection and fitting, and pneumatic compression devices
  • Breast Cancer-related lymphedema and auxiliary web syndrome management
  • Level 1 and 2 certified dry needle therapy through United Dry Needling (UDN-C)
  • Experiences in upper extremality orthopedic and neurologic care
  • Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization
  • Custom orthotic fabrication with thermoplastic and wood-composite systems
  • Tissue decompression (cupping)
  • Kenisotaping
  • Work hardening
  • Job site analysis and early intervention
  • B.S. in health services with a concentration in administration from the University of Southern Indiana, 2015
  • M.S. Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern Indiana, 2017

Kendra Waninger, OTR/L

  • Special Interest in Wound Care
  • Lymphedema and Chronic Venous Insufficiency Management via Complete Decongestive Therapy, including compression bandaging, manual lymphatic drainage, compression garment selection and fitting, and pneumatic compression devices
  • Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema Management
  • NBCOT Micro-credential in Critical Care
  • B.S. Exercise Science from the University of Southern Indiana, 2017
  • M.S. Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern Indiana, 2019 

Speech Language Therapist

Katie Lynn, CCC-SLP

  • Lee Silverman Voice Therapy certified
  • McNeil Dysphagia Therapy Program certified
  • Graduated with a Master’s Degree and Speech-Language Pathology in 2018