Yardley

Physical Therapy • Direct Access • Functional Capacity Evaluation

 75 South Main Street
 Yardley, PA 19067
 215-493-1889
 Fax: 215-493-2164

We are conveniently located directly off of South Main Street in the former Yardley Hardware location; just minutes from Route 322 East.

June Lewandowski, PT, MA             Facility Director
Wendy Baddeley                            Facility Secretary

Theresa Laraia, PT                         Staff Physical Therapist

Jennifer Laraia                                PT Aide

June Lewandowski, PT, MA
Facility Director/

Physical Therapist

June joined the PHOENIX Rehabilitation and Health Services team in January 2004 after gaining 20 years of clinical experience in a variety of settings, including many years at a large rehabilitation hospital in Philadelphia. She enjoys working with older adults as well as children. June and her family are longtime residents of Yardley. She is actively involved in the community as a Girl Scout Leader and enjoys running and camping.

   EDUCATION
     Temple University
     BS of Physical Therapy, 1983
     Rider University
     Certificate in Healthcare Management, 1993
     Rider University
     Masters of Human Services Administration 1996

   PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
     American Physical Therapy Association
     Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association

   CONTINUING EDUCATION
     Manual Therapy
     Spinal Evaluation and Treatment Saunders
     Posture Eval and Treat Kendall
     Knee Ligament Rehabilitation
     Total Joint Treatment
     CNS Dysfunction
     Movement Disorders in Brain Damaged Adults
     Spine Deformity in Children
     Clinical Supervisors Training
     ADHD and ODD
     Adaptive Seating

"The Therapist's duty is to create a caring passionate environment where the therapist and patient can work together. This relationship can only be effective if the two members can freely and openly communicate with each other.

The Therapist is obligated to keep abreast of current treatment techniques and medical research in order to provide the patient with the most effective and efficient means to achieve his or her goals."

"I feel a therapist's role is as a teacher and a motivator. It is the job of the therapist to create an individualized program for each patient and to motivate the patient to seek a role in his or her rehabilitation. The therapist combines the information gained from the patient with the knowledge gained from prior clinical experience, continuing education courses and background knowledge to create a comprehensive program.

The patient and therapist work together toward goals, which are agreed upon and achieved through an individualized plan. A comprehensive plan includes hands-on skilled care provided by the therapist with patient education and a home exercise program individually designed for each patient."

Theresa Laraia, PT

Physical Therapist

EDUCATION,
Russell Sage College, 1983
Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION,
Cervical Spine Evaluation and Treatment
Lumbosacral Spine and Pelvic Girdle
Aquatic Therapy Policies and Procedures
Neurology Seminar
Differential Diagnosis—Intro to Screening

Theresa joined the PHOENIX Rehabilitation and Health Services team in May 2008 after gaining 25 years of clinical experience in a variety of settings, including acute care, long term care, in-patient and out-patient rehabilitation and home care. She enjoys working with older patients as well as children. Theresa has lived in Newtown, PA for 15 years. She has been actively involved in her church and her children’s activities in and out of school.
 

“As a therapist it is so important to listen to your patient, look at the whole person, and work with them to achieve both your goals and theirs in a comfortable and caring atmosphere.”
 

PATIENT CARE PHILOSOPHY...

“In order to best serve each patient’s specific needs, a therapist has to really listen to the patient and physician, perform a thorough evaluation, develop specific goals agreed upon by the therapist and patient, and design a program to attain these goals. A therapist draws upon their education, continuing education , and past clinical experiences to plan, assess, reassess, and modify treatments in order to best restore function, improve mobility, reduce pain, and re-establish a patient’s prior level of functioning. The patient must also receive education in the form of a comprehensive home exercise program, their disease process, and prevention.”