Inpatient Services

Physical therapy (PT) helps people regain control over their motor and sensory abilities. PT is especially helpful for patients after surgery or when a chronic disease makes healing difficult. The therapists at Carrus start by assessing the patient's strength, endurance, range of motion, gait, and any sensory deficits before creating a customized rehabilitation program aimed at helping them get better mobility in these areas – in particular to improve quality of life outside the hospital setting. For instance, they might prescribe exercise to increase a person's coordination if that was an issue with their work or social life outside the hospital environment. A recent trend has been drawing attention towards physical therapies that aim to engage in goal-directed activities such as golfing. In a situation where our patient likes to golf, a therapist may use a putter as part of their PT regimen to get them used to their regular activities in a new way. PT helps you regain your independence through improved mobility and strength from workouts targeted at each individual's personal needs while also engaging families/caregivers during appointments throughout the treatment process. With physical therapy, patients:

• Regain increased use of their body.
• Learn strategies to increase ability and limit challenges.
• Engage in robust exercise programs to help with skill retention.

Occupational therapists help patients improve their motor and sensory skills. Occupational therapy (OT) is different from physical therapy, however, because OT specifically helps people relearn skills needed for everyday activities such as personal grooming, preparing meals, and housecleaning.

A common technique used by occupational therapists is breaking down a complex activity into parts, so it can be practiced one at a time over the course of sessions until it can be done without any assistance. This strategy improves coordination, which may come in handy for those who have suffered strokes to learn how to perform daily tasks again on their own after recovery.

OTs also teaches more effective ways that might modify an environment, so that these things are not restricted due to lack of use of only one limb – like buttons on clothing being replaced by Velcro closures, making them easier for some individuals with disabilities among other issues to handle day-to-day life tasks themselves.

Speech and language therapy helps those who may find it difficult to communicate clearly or eat and drink safely. Other physical, occupational, and speech therapy services at Carrus include:

• Activities of daily life (ADL) retraining
• Cognitive retraining
• Fall prevention
• Gait training and transfer
• Home safety tips
• Medication management
• Mobility improvement
• Occupational therapy
• Pain control
• Physical therapy
• Seating and positioning techniques
• Speech therapy
• Strength training
• Swallowing disorder therapy and management
• Life wellness tips

The amputee rehabilitation program helps patients heal and restore confidence as they prepare to get back to an eventful, productive life. In addition, our experts will customize a care plan that includes safety assessments and balance screenings as well as gait and transfer training. Our physicians will provide treatment for any medical needs the patient may have had before amputation occurred while also providing education about how family members can adapt their lives after such a major change has taken place in someone close to them.

When a patient is recovering from an acute illness or surgery, medical reconditioning can help with weakness so they can improve their endurance, energy, and strength enough to safely go back home. Our team will design a treatment plan that may include physical and occupational therapy, as well as education that promotes personal wellness and lifestyle modification strategies.

There are a lot of neuromuscular diseases that affect nerves and muscles. Diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), myasthenia gravis, and muscular dystrophy (MD) cannot be cured, but fortunately are proven to respond well to treatment. Carrus Rehab creates goal-oriented treatment programs based on input from patients and their loved ones with an ultimate goal of improving physical functioning for highest quality of life.

Our orthopedic and trauma rehab program is designed for patients with impaired mobility who have experienced musculoskeletal trauma or joint replacement. Learning to walk again after a debilitating injury can be difficult, but the Carrus rehab team knows just what it takes to restore range of motion, balance, coordination, gait, and more after an orthopedic injury. Patients in this program receive specialized strength training, as well as education on how to recover from musculoskeletal injuries typically sustained during accidents at home or the workplace.

Carrus Rehabilitation Hospital provides comprehensive care for stroke patients, focusing on the whole person. Our rehab is designed to help prevent secondary complications while maximizing a patient's physical, cognitive, and psychological recovery. The Carrus Stroke Recovery Program prepares patients, their loved ones, and caregivers to move onto the next stage of life with confidence by providing the information necessary for daily living after being discharged from hospital care.

Brain injuries can severely affect a patient's personality and ability to function – but there is still life after such an injury. Since no two brains or their injuries are the same, we customize each individual's recovery plan using our specialized team of providers who focus on physical, cognitive, and psychological impairments that may have been caused by the event. Working with patients and their family to help them through this life-changing event is at the top of our priority list for every single one of our staff members.