Neurorehabilitation
Our rehabilitation team provides specialized treatments for people with neurological disorders.
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What Is Neurorehabilitation?
Neurorehabilitation helps improve function and quality of life for people with neurological injuries and diseases. It includes many types of therapy and procedures, including those to relieve pain.
At Memorial Rehabilitation Institute, physical medicine and rehabilitation doctors (physiatrists) lead our neurorehabilitation teams. Several of our physiatrists have additional training in pain management. We work closely with neurologists and neurosurgeons at Memorial Neuroscience Institute and other team members including:
- Physical, occupational and speech therapists
- Orthotists who make and fit braces and splints
- Pharmacists
- Psychologists, neuropsychologists and social workers
Throughout care, we assess the effectiveness of treatment, adjusting your care plan as needed. This personalized strategy helps you get the most out of neurorehabilitation.
Conditions We Treat
Neurorehabilitation can help improve any neurological condition that affects a person’s ability to function. Common conditions we treat include:
- ALS and neuromuscular disorders
- Brain tumors and skull base tumors
- Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and memory disorders
- Multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuroimmune conditions
- Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders
- Spine conditions including injuries, scoliosis and complex spinal deformity
- Back and neck pain
- Stroke
- Traumatic brain injuries
Neurorehabilitation Services
Neurorehabilitation services we offer include:Physical therapy is one of the most common strategies we recommend for people with neurological conditions. It uses customized exercises and other treatments to improve strength, balance and range of motion.
You perform exercises during in-office sessions with a physical therapist and at home. During sessions, the therapist may also use:
- Guided movements to improve your flexibility
- Heat and cold therapy
- Massage
- Painless electrical stimulation, such as transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
Speech therapy treats problems with speech, language, feeding and swallowing. Our speech-language pathologists use various exercises and activities to improve:
- Mouth, lip and jaw movement
- Reading and vocabulary
- Sound production
We offer many treatments for chronic pain, including:
- Acupuncture: Acupuncture involves inserting fine needles at specific points in your body to relieve pain.
- Braces: Braces provide support, which helps reduce pain.
- Injections: We offer several types of injections to relieve pain, including nerve blocks and epidural steroid injections.
- Pain medications: Non-opioid pain medications we prescribe include anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants and nerve pain medications.
- Radiofrequency ablation: This minimally invasive procedure destroys nerve tissue that causes pain
- Spinal cord stimulation: This treatment disrupts pain by sending electrical pulses to your spinal cord.
Learn more about these and other non-surgical treatments we offer for back and neck pain.
Determination Drive is our simulated community environment. Therapists work with you in Determination Drive to perform daily tasks, such as:
- Getting in and out of a car
- Finding a book at a library
- Shopping
- Using an ATM
- Walking across different surfaces
We offer several support groups for patients and families dealing with the challenges of neurological illnesses. Our current offerings include support groups for:
- MS
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Stroke