The Rehabilitation Center provides inpatient and outpatient therapy services such as physical therapy, and occupational therapy through a wide variety of equipment and exercises which assist patients in regaining their range of motion, increase strength and performing routine movements crucial to normal work or daily living tasks. The goal is to restore the patient's level of independence thereby improving the quality of life.
From the first assessment visit, the focus of rehabilitation remains centered on the patient's unique situation and needs. The therapists recognize that each person is an individual with special problems, potentials and concerns. This focus is the cornerstone of every aspect of rehabilitation. Another essential part of the rehabiliatative process is patient and family education. Therapists work closely with patients and their family members, who are encouraged to take an active role in the patient's therapy and progress.
A Team Approach To Rehabilitation
Martin General Hospital believes that successful rehabilitation is a team effort...and the patient is the most important member of the team. To help the patient regain maximum skills, the team works together to set goals. The patient and family play an integral part in this goal-setting phase. As the patient progresses, the rehab staff provides ongoing updates to the patient's physician.
Our Physical Therapists (PT) utilize various modalities such as electrical stimulation and ultrasound, therapeutic exercises, transfer and gait training, and prosthetic training to help the person regain muscle strength, joint range of motion, and mobility. Some of the diagnoses seen by a Physical Therapist include stroke, arthritis, recent joint replacements, fractures, amputations, neurological and muscular disorders, and developmental delay.
Our Occupational Therapist (OT) help people to achieve the highest possible level of independence in everyday activities of daily living, and in all areas of life. Activities such as dressing, grooming, bathing, meal preparation, etc. will be assessed by the OT. Treatment may inlcude strengthening and range of motion exercises for the upper extremities, retraining techniques, use of adapted equipment to help patients perform tasks as independently as possible, coordination of exercises, and developmental tasks (children). Some of the diagnoses that OT will treat are stroke, neurological/muscular disorders (i.e. multiple sclerosis), arthritis, upper extremity and hand injuries, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, and developmental delay.