Acute Rehabilitation

Patients who require long term care following a traumatic injury, debilitating disease or life-altering surgery may require specific therapies to help them heal before returning home. Acute Rehabilitation encompasses a variety of physical and mental therapies to target your specific needs. During this intermediary recovery time before returning home, you can receive these therapies as an inpatient in the hospital setting.

Services

Our acute rehabilitation team offers a comprehensive range of therapies to meet your needs, including:

• Physical therapy: Depending on your condition and its severity, physical therapy can increase physical limitations, such as mobility, balance, coordination, strength and range of motion.
• Speech therapy: Commonly utilized following stoke and other brain injuries, speech therapy can help patients relearn how to speak and swallow after the neural pathways that control those functions have been damaged. They also assist patients with memory loss, sensory loss and visual and perception problems may benefit from cognitive therapy.
• Occupational therapy: A combination of physical and cognitive therapy, occupational therapy encourages patients to perform daily-life activities and skills to aid in rehabilitation and preparation for your return home.

Who might benefit from acute rehabilitation?

Acute rehabilitation encompasses a wide range of therapies, so patients with a variety of conditions can benefit, including:

• Brain and spinal cord injuries
• Burn injuries
• Congenital deformities
• Multiple traumas or fractures
• Neurological disorders
• Stroke

Patients who have endured a life-altering surgery, such as a joint replacement, spinal surgery or amputation, can also benefit from acute rehabilitation.

Contact

If you or your loved one is in need of acute rehabilitation, our team can help. Recovering from surgery, a debilitating disease or an unexpected, life-altering accident can be a stressful time and hard work, but you are not alone. To find a location near you, click on the links below!