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Successful rehabilitation is a team effort. It comes from the collaboration of determined patients, supportive families, and experienced, compassionate healthcare workers. We are exceptionally proud of the world-class rehabilitation team at The Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial University Medical Center.
Physiatrists
A physiatrist is a doctor who specializes
in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Each patient's rehabilitation program is led by a physiatrist. The physiatrist works with
other rehabilitation
professionals to restore or maximize each patient’s functional
skills, self-sufficiency, and mobility. Our physiatrists focus on returning
patients to home, family, work, and all aspects of community life. Because
of this, physical medicine and rehabilitation is often thought of as the "quality-of-life" specialty, adding both life to years and years to life.
The physiatrist leads a multidisciplinary team that may include
rehabilitation nurses, therapists, case managers, and others.
The team develops individual treatment plans to address each patient’s
needs.
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Case Managers
The Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial University
Medical Center offers case management services to all patients.
Case managers work with the patients, their families, and insurance
providers. They monitor the patient to see that staff recommendations
are being followed. They also help file paperwork, arrange future
services, and ensure that treatment plans are helping patients reach
specific goals in a cost-efficient manner.
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Occupational Therapists
Occupational therapists help patients develop their
physical resources to improve or maintain their daily living skills. These therapists help people with self-care training such as basic feeding, hygiene, dressing, safety awareness, mobility, memory, visual-spatial awareness, balance, driving, and the use of orthotic equipment.
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Physical Therapists
Our physical therapists
thoroughly
assess every patient to determine his or her current
level of function
and potential for improvement. Once the patient’s needs
are identified, physical therapists create treatment plans
with well-defined goals to help the patient maximize
his or her abilities. Physical therapists help with neuromuscular re-education, spinal cord rehabilitation, balance and vestibular issues, gait training, wound care, pain control, prosthetic training, joint mobilization, patient and family education, and much more.
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Rehabilitation Nurses
Rehabilitation nursing is a specialized practice within the
scope of professional nursing. The goal of rehabilitation nursing
is to help people restore and maintain the best health possible.
Rehabilitation nurses are skilled in treating changes in functional
ability and lifestyle that may result from physical disability or chronic
illness. They provide comfort, promote health, support adaptive capabilities,
and promote achievable independence. Rehabilitation nurses also educate
patients about medications, diagnoses, disease processes, and recovery.
And, they reinforce the teaching and training initiated by other treatment
professionals.
The Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial University
Medical Center has a team of certified rehabilitation registered nurses
(CRRNs). These nurses have obtained their certification by taking a
national exam. Our nursing team also consists of registered nurses (R.N.s),
licensed practical nurses (LPNs), advanced patient care technicians
(APCTs), patient care technicians (PCTs), certified nursing assistants
(CNAs), and unit secretaries.
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Rehabilitation Psychologists
Rehabilitation includes two specific types of psychological
assistance. Neuropsychology assists in the evaluation and treatment of
behavioral issues and cognitive abilities such as thinking, problem
solving, and memory. Clinical psychology is available to help with emotional adjustments
and support after an illness or injury.
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Speech Language Pathologists
Speech language pathologists help people who have disorders that affect their speech, language, voice, swallowing, and more. They may work with people who have experienced a stroke, or people with neurological or anatomical disorders that affect swallowing, chronic hoarseness, vocal nodules or polyps, dysphonia, or laryngectomy.
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