Neurological Services

Cerebral Vascular Accident

Modalities:

• Interferential Current
• Tens Unit

Treatment Procedures:

• Pool Therapy
• Gait and mobility training
• Range of motion exercises
• Motor-skill exercises
• Cognitive therapy

Goals: 

• Increase and maintain range of motion of affected side
• Return to prior level of function
• Independence in ADL"s
• Improve and maintain functional independence

Spinal Cord Injury

Modalities:

• Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
• Bio Feed-Back

Procedures: 

• Transfer Training
• Wheelchair fitting
• Sensory Integration Techniques
• Ambulation Training
• Range of motion exercises
• Strengthening
• Balance training
• Neuro-Muscular Re-Education

Goals: 

• Improve physical function and mobility
• Develop skills and strategies to perform ADL"s
• Improve and maintain functional independence
• Instruct in self-management home program

Parkinson's Disease

Procedures: 

• Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
• Neuromuscular re-education
• Strengthening
• Functional range of motion training
• Ambulation training
• Balance training

Goals: 

• Improve balance and coordination
• Improve and maintain functional independence
• Improve ambulation
• Range of motion maintenance
• Develop skills and strategies to perform ADL"s

Peripheral Vestibular Disorders and Balance Problems

Procedures: 

• Habituation exercises
• Balance
• Visual Re-Training
• Gaze stabilizations

Goals:

• Improve balance
• Reduce fall risk
• Decreased dizziness and symptoms

Benign Positional Vertigo

Procedures: 

• Canal repositioning

Goals: 

• Decrease dizziness
• Improve balance deficits

Deconditioning

Procedures: 

• Stretching
• Strengthening
• Functional Activities
• Ambulation Training
• Falls Risk Assessment

Goals: 

• Improve Strength
• Increase Stamina
• Improve ability to perform activities of daily living
• Fall Reduction