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Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Where potential becomes reality.

Good Shepherd’s Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program offers a highly individualized and interdisciplinary approach to care after sustaining a spinal cord injury. Our person-centric program aims to restore you to your highest potential possible — physically, socially and emotionally — through the use of leading-edge technology and hands-on therapy.

Treatment Team

  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, also known as physiatrists, provide care to maximize function, mobility and independence in patients recovering from brain injury. Physiatrists are specially trained, and coordinate with other members of the treatment team to address patients’ physical, emotional, medical and vocational needs.
  • Physical therapy helps with exercises and stretching to manage pain, improve circulation, prevent muscle atrophy, reduce weakness and contractures of the muscles and to improve overall wellness. Physical therapists also help patients build the necessary strength to safely move between bed and wheelchair or from sitting to standing and walking.
  • Occupational therapy helps patients develop the skills for activities of daily living (ADL) to live as independently as possible. This includes exercises to develop fine muscle control, basic hygiene and eating, and help with assistive devices such as wheelchairs, spinal braces, orthoses, and special controls or equipment for home.
  • Speech therapy to help patients whose breathing, swallowing or speech is impacted.
  • Neuropsychology supports patients’ mental health with a “yes I can” perspective. Neuropsychologists specialize in how brain function relates to neurological and physical function and helps patients and families face diagnoses, conditions and disabilities.

Accreditation

Good Shepherd’s Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), the gold standard in rehab care.

Technology

Good Shepherd utilizes state-of-the-art technology and proven methods to give spinal cord injury patients the highest quality care. Our clinicians evaluate each patient’s needs and determine which technologies can help you reach your highest level of recovery and participation in life.

Good Shepherd has served at the forefront of incorporating technology into rehabilitative care, including through the forward-thinking Fleming Center for Robotics in Rehabilitation.

Inpatient Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

If you’re in need of adult inpatient spinal cord injury rehabilitation, learn more about Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital in Center Valley, Pa., or contact our admissions team directly at 1-888-447-3422 (44-REHAB).

Outpatient Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

For outpatient spinal cord injury rehabilitation, call 1-888-447-3422 (44-REHAB).

Pediatric Unit

For inpatient pediatric spinal cord injury rehabilitation, learn more about Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital Emily Howatt Pliskatt Pediatric Unit.

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