Ms. Frances Jones is very driven to achieve her goals! An upcoming beach trip was the inspiration for being very diligent with her rehab and home exercise! The results? She accomplished more than what she thought she could and was able to enjoy her beach time with her grandkids!
Mrs. Frances, we are so proud of you and all of your accomplishments!
Let us help you live your best life! We are movement experts!
Hazel is one of our wonderful Pediatric Speech Language Pathologists at Ocean Springs Pediatric Rehab.
She says, “This year marks TWENTY years with Encore Rehab. I asked my kiddos why they like coming to speech or how I help them. THIS is why I love my job! I just love their responses!”
Some of the children’s comments include:
“We love Miss Hazy so much. I make Miss Hazy laugh. We laugh a lot at each other.”
“I come to therapy for speech. Doing speech and talking.”
“You help me with my words and sounds every day.”
“Pop-up Pirate!”
“Because I love to come see you. Can we play Catch the Fox?”
“Cuz I missed you and we do work. We wanna play cards together to match and that’s it.”
“I not know.”
“You always making me say my words. Help me get my words together. Every time I fixin to go, you always give me candy.”
“You my friend. I like you, and your bun in your hair. Help me with flash cards, can do matching, and a lot of stuff.”
“Miss Hazel room! I love you! Play dollhouses?”
Thank you for everything you do, Hazel! We appreciate your dedication to improving the lives of the kids and families in your care.
Gay, one of our wonderful Pediatric Speech Language Pathologists, tells us why she loves her job!
“I love being a Speech-Language Pathologist for the diversity our profession provides. I love being able to work in both the pediatric and geriatric populations with issues from feeding difficulties; language and articulation delays; use of AAC devices for pragmatic and social skills, as well as swallowing issues following strokes or other neurological issues, memory, and cognitive-linguistic tasks. Each patient we work with brings challenges, yet, when we work together with the patient and family, we can provide the best means for communication to swallow safely to meet their needs. I am blessed to be a part of this profession and a part of our team of SLPs.” ~ Gay
Thank you for everything you do, Gay! We are glad to have you in the Encore Rehab family!
April is National Occupational Therapy Month and we would like to recognize our Occupational Therapy Team at the Neuroscience Center: Amy Polite, Katelyn Moen, Jaime Garrett, and Christa Anderson.
With a combined 34 years of experience, Amy Polite, Christa Anderson and Jaime Garrett have devoted their careers to providing exceptional evidence-based interventions with a patient-centered focus for a variety of conditions, including neurologic, orthopedic, lymphatic, rheumatic and post-cancer.
Amy has worked at the Neuroscience Center for 14 years and specializes in treating neurological conditions (specifically stroke and brain injury) and associated deficits of the upper extremity, vision and driving retraining.
Christa has worked at the Neuroscience Center for 7 years and specializes in treatment neurological and orthopedic conditions, with a specific passion for the complexities of the neurological shoulder and post-operative elbow, wrist, and hand.
Jaime has worked for the Neuroscience Center for 9 years and specializes in lymphedema and post-mastectomy conditions.
Katelyn has recently joined the neuro team after graduating from UMMC in 2020.
We would like to thank our Occupational Therapists for their dedication during Occupational Therapy Month and every month of the year!
Ocean Springs Neurological Rehabilitation 3603 Bienville Blvd., Suite 202 Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564 228-818-1207
Writing letters to Santa! Lily says her favorite thing to do is play at Therapy! She is a such a sweet kid and we love seeing her when she comes in!We are so lucky to work with kids like Lily everyday!
with Encore Rehabilitation at Ocean Springs Pediatric Rehab Services
Congratulations to Encore Rehabilitation Athletic Trainer Eric Oehms!
Eric has been selected by the Mississippi High School Athletic Association as the Athletic Trainer of the week!
Eric is the Encore Rehabilitation Sports Medicine Director for the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Head Athletic Trainer at St. Patrick Catholic High School.
Thank you, Eric, for your hard work and dedication to your athletes and the Gulf Coast Community!
Happy National Physical Therapy Month to Encore Rehabilitation Physical Therapists Gaye Stewart-Damron and Erin Moody with Ocean Springs Spine & Pelvic Therapy and D’Iberville Spine & Pelvic Therapy!
Ocean Springs Spine & Pelvic Therapy is happy to welcome Erin Moody, MPT!
Erin holds a Master of Physical Therapy degree from The University of South Alabama and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Southern Mississippi. She received Pelvic Health Training through the American Physical Therapy Association. She is currently a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and the APTA Pelvic Health Section. She is a life member of the Junior Auxiliary of Biloxi-Ocean Springs.
Erin is from Biloxi where she currently lives with her husband and two children. She has been a Clinician with Encore Rehabilitation since 2004.
We are proud to have Erin at Ocean Springs Spine & Pelvic Therapy!
Ocean Springs Spine & Pelvic Center is now open and offers high-quality pelvic healthcare and physical therapy services!
We LOVE to see you move! Call or come by today to set-up your appointment!