The
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services department at Northwest Hospital is dedicated to
helping patients regain the maximum level of self-sufficiency and return to
their active lives as quickly as possible.
Physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech pathologists
provide care that is individualized for each patient.
The Outpatient Rehabilitation team assists patients in
reducing pain, promoting healing and improving communication skills and
functional abilities. Patients are educated about correct body posture,
body mechanics, range of motion, strengthening exercises and other techniques
that will help them to function at the highest possible level.
Outpatient therapists focus on wellness in addition to
rehabilitation after illness. Recovery after illness is facilitated by
specially designed programs to build strength and endurance.
Skilled therapists use the most up-to-date manual and
mechanical therapies available to restore function in their patients. Goals of
therapy are to increase strength, function, communication and range of motion
and to decrease pain. Working within Northwest Hospital ensures that
therapists are abreast of the latest post-operative rehabilitative approaches
for hip and knee joint replacement therapies.
Diagnoses and
rehabilitation problems served include:
• Adult Cerebral
Palsy
• Aphasia
• Arthritis
• Back pain
• Carpel
tunnel syndrome – and other repetitive strain injuries
• Chronic
pain/acute
pain
• CVA/stroke
• Dysphasia
• Fibromyalgia
• General
rehab/functional restoration
• Medical problems of musicians and dancers
• Multiple sclerosis
• Neck pain
• Nerve
entrapment
• Nerve
entrapment/radiculopathy
• Osteoporosis
• Paralysis
• Parkinson’s
disease
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Post fracture
rehabilitation
• Post orthopedic surgery
rehabilitation
• RSD
• Shoulder
injuries
• Spasticity
• Total joint rehabilitation
Physical, occupational and speech therapies are offered
through Northwest Hospital’s Outpatient Rehabilitation services. Therapies
include, but are not limited to:
Rehabilitation
Therapies
• Activities of Daily
Living evaluation and treatment/training (may include assistive
devices)
• Manual techniques (craniosacral therapy, massage, myofascial
release)
• Electrical stimulation
• Therapeutic
heat/cold
• Whirlpool
• Fluidotherapy
• Iontophoresis
• TENS
(Transcutaneous Electric Stimulation)
• Strengthening
exercises
• BTE equipment (simulates daily living and work
experiences)
• Gait and transfer
training
• Splinting
• Assessment for gait assistive
devices
• Hand
therapy
• Ergonomics
• Traction
• Balance
training
• Neuro-muscular re-education
• Vestibular
rehabilitation
• Articulation
• Language
• Cognitive
retraining
• Voice
• Swallowing
• Modified barium
swallowing studies
• Vital stimulation
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About the Center
The staff adheres to the
Northwest Hospital’s philosophy of patient-centered care. The
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services staff is a part of Northwest Hospital’s
Outpatient Center, so recognized for its compassionate care that it is
continually praised for its high level of patient satisfaction.
Registration is easy, and ample parking is available, free of
charge, adjacent to the hospital’s main entrance. Physician referrals are
required for all rehabilitation services, and most insurance plans are
accepted.
Northwest
Hospital
5401 Old Court Road
Randallstown, MD
21133
410-496-6975
TTY
410-521-2531 |
