Rehabilitation

The goal of physical medicine and rehabilitation is to help you regain maximum functional independence and quality of life. Our physician-directed services are centered on your individual needs so that we can help each person reach their fullest potential. We believe that families and caregivers play an important role in the rehabilitation process. Teaching families and caregivers how to meet the ongoing care needs eases the transition from hospital to home.

The Day Rehabilitation Program is designed to help you improve your overall sense of well being by improving self-care, functional ability, and exercise tolerance. In addition, the program is designed to meet your needs with an interdisciplinary, comprehensive therapy approach. It is our goal to provide you with hospital-quality therapy and one-on-one treatment in a pleasant, encouraging environment.

Our treatment team strives to achieve the most independent and productive lifestyle possible for people recovering from stroke, spinal cord injury, amputation, major or multiple trauma, brain injury, polyarthritis, neurological disorders, as well as knee and hip replacement. The team can also build treatment plans for individuals receiving or recovering from an oncology diagnosis.

The Day Rehabilitation Program is designed to help patients improve their overall sense of well being by improving their self-care, functional ability, and exercise tolerance.

Rehabilitation and follow-up care helps restore functions that may have been lost as a result of stroke. The human brain is highly adaptable and patients can learn new ways of functioning to regain their independence. We provide stroke-specific physical, occupational, and speech therapy in an inpatient setting, as well as outpatient services for a continuous transition of services as recovery progresses.

Our specialized stroke rehabilitation service providers are dedicated to providing quality, compassionate care. All therapies educate and involve you and the caregiver in order to maximize the benefits of therapy. Rehabilitation services include: physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech/language therapy. Specialized neuro units staffed with highly trained health care professionals provide treatments, resources and continuous care to decrease the risk of stroke.

Rehabilitation is the centerpiece of the stroke recovery process. It helps those regain lost skills and learn to compensate for damage that can't be undone. The goal is to help restore as much independence as possible.

Occupational therapy is skilled treatment that helps people achieve independence in all areas of their lives and gives people the skills needed to lead satisfying lives. Occupational therapists may work with people who have physical, emotional, mental and/or developmental disabilities.

According to the American Occupational Therapy Association, problems treated with occupational therapy include:

• Work-related problems, such as repetitive stress injuries
• Limitations after a stroke or heart attack
• Chronic diseases, such as arthritis and multiple sclerosis
• Birth injuries, learning problems and developmental disabilities
• Mental health problems, such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress syndrome
• Injuries resulting from falls, accidents or playing sports
• Vision or thinking problems that affect the ability to drive

 

 

Our physical therapy services are designed to prevent injury, alleviate discomfort, build strength and promote physical healing. Licensed therapists use the latest hands-on techniques and equipment to create personalized therapeutic programs for you. Our goal is to assist you in overcoming conditions or injuries of the neck, back, shoulders, hips, knees, ankles and feet, as well as to provide rehabilitative services to those affected by stroke, neuromuscular disorders and weakness caused by extended periods of inactivity.

Physical therapy is important to help you recover better and faster from surgery and serious injuries. We treat children through seniors with:

• Spine, leg and arm rehabilitation to redevelop fine motor skills and strengthen muscles
• Joint mobilization to increase range of motion in joints
• Functional mobility training to regain walking ability and improve other movement skills
• Gait and balance training to improve safe walking speed and ability
• Therapeutic exercises to reduce pain and inflammation, regain range of motion and rebuild muscle strength and endurance

We work with stroke patients and people of all ages who have speech and communication disorders and swallowing problems. Among the exercises we provide are:

• Tongue, lip and jaw exercises to strengthen muscles
• Activities to develop language skills and correct pronunciation
• Sound production exercises to improve articulation

We are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Programs: Adults and Adolescents (15 years and older) and Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Programs - Stroke Specialty Programs.