About Us
Rise Up:
Hi! My name is Kassi Talbot and for more than a decade I have had the privilege of being an occupational therapist. Throughout my career, I have worked in both long term care (LTC) and outpatient settings serving clients across the lifespan from pediatrics to geriatrics. My family and I have been residents of Hot Springs, AR for 10 years. As an owner and treating therapist, I cannot tell you how excited I am to be able to offer therapeutic intervention that rises above the standard for our community.
Ezra 10:4 Rise up, be strong, take action.
Occupational Therapy
We currently offer occupational therapy services which play a vital role in rehabilitation of clients with a wide range of diagnoses and injuries that affect the patient's ability to perform ADLs (activities of daily living), IADLs (instrumental activities of daily living), leisure and work-related tasks. Common conditions and injuries include but are not limited to the following:
Musculoskeletal injuries
- Fractures/Dislocations (hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder)
- Sprains/Strains
- Arthritis (OA / RA)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- Tendonitis (tennis elbow, trigger finger, DeQuervain's)
- Post-surgical rehabilitation
Neurological conditions
- Stroke
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Parkinson's Disease
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Cerebral Palsy (CP)
- Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
- Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Orthopedic and Soft Tissue Injuries
- Bursitis and tendonitis
- Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
- Post-operative rehabilitation (UE)
Chronic pain and fatigue syndromes
- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic pain disorders
- Myofascial pain syndrome
Adolescent Conditions
- Developmental delays
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Sensory Processing Disorders
- Fine motor skill delays
- Visual deficits
- Learning disabilities
Cognitive / behavioral disorders
- Dementia / Alzheimer's Disease
- TBI
- ADHD
- Mental health conditions (anxiety, depression, stress management)
Work related injuries
- Repetitive stress injuries (CTS, Lateral Epicondylitis)
- Workplace ergonomic training
Geriatric conditions
- Age related decline in function (dressing, bathing, toileting, grooming, hygiene)
- Balance / fall prevention during functional activities such as ADL, IADL, work and leisure tasks
- Cognitive decline and memory issues
Speech Therapy
In an outpatient clinic setting, a speech-language pathologist (SLP) are the driving force in assessing, diagnosing, and treating individuals with communication, voice, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders. They work with clients of all ages—ranging from children with developmental speech or language delays to adults recovering from stroke, traumatic brain injury, or other neurological conditions. The SLP develops personalized treatment plans to help patients improve speech clarity, language comprehension, fluency, social communication skills, and safe swallowing function. In the outpatient environment, speech therapy often focuses on functional goals that enhance daily living, independence, and quality of life, while fostering collaboration with families, caregivers, and other healthcare professionals for comprehensive care.
Key components of speech therapy may include:
- Articulation: Helping individuals pronounce words correctly.
- Language Skills: Assisting with understanding and using language effectively, including grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure.
- Fluency: Addressing speech disorders like stuttering to improve the flow of speech.
- Voice: Working with issues like pitch, volume, or quality of the voice that may result from medical conditions or misuse.
- Social Communication: Helping individuals navigate social interactions and understand non-verbal cues.
- Cognitive-Communication: Addressing issues related to memory, problem-solving, and attention that impact communication.
- Swallowing: Assisting those with dysphagia (swallowing difficulties) to ensure safe and effective swallowing strategies.
Every session is a step closer to being heard
Physical Therapy
Our Physical Therapy team helps individuals restore movement, reduce pain, and improve function after injury, surgery, or illness. They evaluate each patient’s strength, mobility, balance, pain levels and movement patterns to create personalized treatment plans that promote healing and recovery. PTs commonly use a combination of hands-on techniques (manual therapy), therapeutic exercise, gait training and modalities such as heat, ice, or electrical stimulation to support recovery. They frequently treat a wide range of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions, including:
- Orthopedic injuries (sprains, strains, and fractures)
- Post-surgical rehabilitation (joint replacements, ACL reconstruction, rotator cuff repair)
- Back and neck pain
- Sports injuries
- Tendonitis and bursitis
- Arthritis and joint pain
- Balance and vestibular disorders
- Nerve-related pain (sciatica)
Overall, outpatient physical therapists play a key role in helping patients return to their daily activities, work, and sports safely and efficiently.
Insurance
Rise Rehabilitation is currently credentialed with the following health insurance companies:
- Aetna
- Allwell
- Ambetter
- AR Blue Cross Blue Shield
- AR Medicaid
- Arkansas Total Care
- CareSource Arkansas
- Cigna
- Empower
- Humana
- Medicare
- Municipal Health Benefit Fund
- Qual Choice
- RailRoad Medicare,
- Summit Community Care
- Tricare,
- United Health Care
- Wellcare
- WellCare by Allwell
We also accept private pay clients. To better serve our patients, our credentialing team is working diligently to expand our accepted insurance providers. We will update our website accordingly.
Please feel free to call our office for a complete list of accepted insurances and to verify coverage options. We look forward to supporting your journey to health and wellness.