Physical medicine and rehabilitation (also known as physiatry) at Memorial Hospital is a medical specialty that involves the process of restoring function for a person who has been disabled as a result of a disease, disorder, or injury.

The physical medicine and rehabilitation center at Memorial Hospital provides integrated, multidisciplinary care aimed at recovery of the whole person - by addressing the individual's physical, emotional, medical, vocational, and social condition.

At Memorial, adults or children have access to any number of the following inpatient and outpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation treatments and procedures:

• physical therapy
• occupational therapy
• speech therapy
• acupuncture

• massage therapy

• biofeedback

• incontinence therapy

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What to Expect: The Rehabilitation Program

The physical medicine and rehabilitation center at Memorial Hospital is designed to meet each person's specific condition; therefore, each program is different. Some general treatment components for rehabilitation programs include the following:

• treating the basic disease and preventing complications
• treating the disability and improving function
• providing adaptive tools and altering the environment
• teaching the patient and family and helping them adapt to lifestyle changes

The success of rehabilitation depends on many variables, including the following:

• the nature and severity of the disease, disorder, or injury
• the type and degree of any resulting impairments and disabilities
• the overall health of the patient
• family support

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Related information:

» Go to: Physical and occupational therapy

» Go to: Biofeedback therapy

» Go to: Concussion management

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