Rehabilitation Services
Rehabilitation Services
Helping You Heal Faster
Rawlins County Health Center is home to a growing and dynamic rehab team. Departments include cardiac wellness and cardiac rehab, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy. We are proud to provide excellent rehabilitation services to Atwood and the surrounding communities in hospital, swing bed, outpatient and long-term care settings. Whether you are recovering from surgery, had an accident, are concerned about falling or need to improve your range of motion, the rehab professionals at our health clinic are highly trained and experienced to work with various patients in many different situations. We will be there to help you recover and offer our support throughout the entire process.
RCHC Rehab Department Services Include:
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Lifestyle Medicine to Improve Quality of Life and Decrease the Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes, and Stroke
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Balance and Fall Prevention
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Pelvic Floor Rehab
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Manual Therapy
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Graston Technique
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Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Vestibular Rehab
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Therapeutic Exercise
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Recovery from Total Joint Replacements
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Blood Flow Restriction Training
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Myofascial Release
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Neurological Rehab for Strokes, Parkinson's Disease, and Multiple sclerosis
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ACL Risk Reduction Program
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Dry Needling
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Ergonomics Assessments
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Hand/Wrist Splinting
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Deep Tissue Laser Therapy
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Treatment of General Deconditioning
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Assistance with Declining Memory
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Developmental Delay
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Pediatric Gross Motor and Fine Motor Assessments
Get to Know Our Rehab Department Staff
Ryan Willis PT, DPT
Ryan grew up in Portland, Oregon and loved playing soccer, baseball and completing long-distance bike rides. He earned a degree in Exercise Science from BYU and graduated as a Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of Utah in 2013. Ryan also completed an orthopedic residency through NAIOMT in 2015 and is a board-certified clinical specialist in both orthopedics and geriatrics by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties and a Certified Manual Physical Therapist. Ryan is heavily involved with the cardiac rehab program. He also specializes in treating fall risk and post-concussion syndrome, as well as specific techniques such as Blood Flow Restriction Training and Functional Dry Needling. He and his wife enjoy their four boys and exploring new places together.
Halie Forbes, OTR/L
I am from Atwood and returned after graduating from college in 2019. Met my husband here in Atwood, AJ, while in college and got married in October of 2020. We bought a house north of town and are currently in the long process of updating and remodeling aspects of our home. We have two dogs, Sadie and Stella, and several outdoor cats. I am one of two Great Plains District chairs for Kansas Occupational Therapy Association. I enjoy spending time with family, cooking, and being active with gymnastics and volleyball.
Education: College of Saint Mary: Master of Occupational Therapy, College of Saint Mary: Bachelor of Rehabilitation Studies with a minor in Psychology
Cheryl Timm, DPT
During Cheryl’s entire professional career, she has worked in the northwest Kansas area. In 2011, Cheryl transitioned to full-time status at the Rawlins County Health Center. The majority of her career has been in a hospital setting. However, she has also worked in home health, nursing homes, and a brief time in the school system.
She began her career after graduating from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical therapy. In 2001, she made the decision to further her education through Creighton University. She completed her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2006.
Cheryl enjoys all aspects of physical therapy. She perceives every patient as a new challenge. It is her goal to provide the best care she possibly can to each individual that she has the privilege of working with.
Emily Wahrman, PTA, ATC, LAT
Emily is a graduate of the University of Tulsa where she received her Bachelors of Science Degree in Athletic Training with a Minor in Psychology. She received her Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapist Assistant from Colby Community College.
Emily, a Rawlins County native, has enjoyed returning to her hometown to work with patients at Rawlins County Health Center. In addition to working at Rawlins County Health Center, Emily works with USD 105 as a certified Athletic Trainer.
Emily loves working with the younger school kids as well as the older population. She is certified in Graston Technique, a newer type of manual therapy technique. Graston Technique can be used with many different injuries and surgeries, even including scars. Emily enjoys seeing patients progress through their rehabs and being able to return to their normal level of function.
Brenda Peterson, PTA
Brenda graduated with an Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapist Assistant from Colby Community College. Throughout her career, she has worked in many different settings to include: Home Health, Nursing Homes, and Hospitals both in Oberlin, Kansas and at Rawlins County Health Center.
As a Physical Therapist Assistant, her greatest satisfaction comes from the positive results her patients show through Pelvic Floor Rehab services. Brenda also takes pride in helping patients gain range of motion and works to improve this in both upper and lower extremities. She enjoys working with all patients to include Inpatient, Swing-bed and those visiting Rawlins County Health Center’s Physical Therapy Department.
