Downtown Spine, Sports & Orthopedic Rehabilitation P.C.
65 Broadway / 47 Trinity Place, Suite 603 New York, NY 10006. (212) 422-1111
65 Broadway / 47 Trinity Place, Suite 603 New York, NY 10006. (212) 422-1111
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Downtown Spine, Sports & Orthopedic Rehabilitation P.C.
65 Broadway / 47 Trinity Place, Suite 603
(Between Wall Street & Exchange Place)
New York, NY 10006
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(212) 422-1111
Downtown Spine, Sports & Orthopedic Rehabilitation P.C.
65 Broadway / 47 Trinity Place, Suite 603
(Between Wall Street & Exchange Place)
New York, NY 10006
Fill out the New Patient Form
A majority of the patients that receive spinal cord injury, need to undergo spine surgery; therefore, in order to get the most out of their surgery, patients need to go through rehabilitation. It has been proven that rehabilitation, which includes exercise and physical therapy, will help patients to experience an effective and fast recovery.
Spinal cord surgery can be thought of as balance and alignment for the injured patient’s body. This surgery is similar to you purchasing new tires for your automobile. If the tires are not balanced and aligned properly, then your new tires will not last very long. As such, spinal cord surgery can be compared to new tires, and the responsibility of a physical therapist is to help with the balance and alignment, so that the patient will get the most out of his or her spinal cord surgery.
The transition into a spine rehabilitation center begins as soon as the patient has been stabilized following his or her spinal cord injury. Once a patient enters a spine rehabilitation center, focus will be placed on the patient relearning how to accomplish daily functions, and sometimes this is done by teaching him or her how to use various muscle groups.
Rehabilitation for a patient’s spinal cord injury will take place in a spine rehabilitation center. The patient and his or her family needs to work with the rehabilitation team, which will be made up of specialists like occupational and physical therapists, rehabilitation nurses and doctors. The rehabilitation team will develop a plan that will help to prevent complications, help the patient to recover as quickly as possible, and also help the patient to learn how to once again live independently.
The aim of a spine rehabilitation center is to help a patient adjust emotionally and physically to a life with less mobility. What physical therapists can help a patient to achieve in a spine rehabilitation center is dependent on the part of the spine that the patient injured. A spine rehabilitation center can help a patient to learn how to:
Spinal cord surgery can be thought of as balance and alignment for the injured patient’s body. This surgery is similar to you purchasing new tires for your automobile. If the tires are not balanced and aligned properly, then your new tires will not last very long. As such, spinal cord surgery can be compared to new tires, and the responsibility of a physical therapist is to help with the balance and alignment, so that the patient will get the most out of his or her spinal cord surgery.
The transition into a spine rehabilitation center begins as soon as the patient has been stabilized following his or her spinal cord injury. Once a patient enters a spine rehabilitation center, focus will be placed on the patient relearning how to accomplish daily functions, and sometimes this is done by teaching him or her how to use various muscle groups.
Rehabilitation for a patient’s spinal cord injury will take place in a spine rehabilitation center. The patient and his or her family needs to work with the rehabilitation team, which will be made up of specialists like occupational and physical therapists, rehabilitation nurses and doctors. The rehabilitation team will develop a plan that will help to prevent complications, help the patient to recover as quickly as possible, and also help the patient to learn how to once again live independently.
The aim of a spine rehabilitation center is to help a patient adjust emotionally and physically to a life with less mobility. What physical therapists can help a patient to achieve in a spine rehabilitation center is dependent on the part of the spine that the patient injured. A spine rehabilitation center can help a patient to learn how to:
- Once again be emotionally and physically intimate.
- Communicate his or her needs.
- Cope with the feelings that he or she is going through.
- Prepare for life outside of the spine rehabilitation center.
- Accomplish everyday tasks such as cooking and brushing teeth.
- Move his or herself about to various locations or from a wheelchair to a chair or bed.
- Perform various activities and everyday functions.
- Enhance or maintain flexibility, strengthen bones and build muscular endurance.
- Manage certain complications inclusive of muscle spasticity, urinary tract infections and pressure sores.
- Manage bladder and bowel functions.
- Prevent complications that may be related to his or her spinal cord injury.