Inpatient Services
Physical therapists provide therapy to patients in all areas of the Hospital for a wide range of diagnoses. The frequency of therapy depends on the patient’s needs and the physician’s recommendations. On the rehabilitation unit, physical therapy is more intensive and directed toward returning the patient to the highest functional level possible before discharge. Inpatient therapy is done either in the patient’s room or in the physical therapy gym, depending on the patient’s needs.
Inpatient therapy may include any of the following:
- Transfer training/bed mobility training
- Gait training, including the use of walkers, canes, or crutches
- Strengthening
- Stretching/ROM programs to prevent contracture
- Positioning
- Balance training
- Functional mobility skills
- Neurodevelopmentally-based treatment (NDT)
- Infant massage
- Lymphedema management
The treatment plan is based on goals established at the initial evaluation the first time the patient is seen. An important part of therapy is parent and family involvement. Therapy also includes education and instruction on bedside exercise and/or a home-exercise program.