Neurological Rehabilitation
What is neurological rehab?
Neurological rehabilitation (rehab) is a program designed and supervised by our specialty trained physical therapist, Cassie Cochrane. This program is for people with injury, diseases or disorders of the nervous system. Neurological rehab can often improve function, reduce symptoms, and improve the well-being of the patient.
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What conditions could benefit from neurological rehab?
Injuries, infections, degenerative diseases, structural defects, tumors, and disorders in the circulatory system can impair the nervous system. Some of the conditions that may benefit from neurological rehab may include:
Vascular disorders such as:
- Ischemic strokes (caused by blood clots)
- Hemorrhagic strokes (caused by bleeding in the brain)
- Subdural hematoma
- Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs)
Infections such as:
- Meningitis
- Encephalitis
- Polio
- Brain abscesses
Trauma such as:
- Brain and spinal cord injury
Structural or neuromuscular disorders:
- Bell palsy
- Cervical spondylosis
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Brain or spinal cord tumors
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Muscular dystrophy
- Myasthenia gravis
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
Functional disorders:
- Headache
- Seizure disorder
- Dizziness
- Neuralgia
Degenerative disorders:
- Parkinson disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Alzheimer disease
- Huntington chorea
What to expect from a neurological rehab program:
A neurological rehab program is designed specifically for you by our specialty trained physical therapist, Cassie Cochrane, to meet your individual needs, and is based upon your specific problem or disease.
The goal of neurological rehab is to help you return to the highest level of function and independence possible, while improving your overall quality of life — physically, emotionally, and socially.
To help reach these goals, neurological rehab programs may include:
- Activities to improve mobility (movement), muscle control, gait (walking), and balance
- Exercise programs to improve movement, prevent or decrease weakness caused by lack of use, manage spasticity and pain, and maintain range of motion
- Social and behavioral skills retraining
- Activities to improve cognitive impairments, such as problems with concentration, attention, memory, and poor judgment
- Help with obtaining assistive devices that promote independence
- Education and counseling
- Safety and independence measures and home care needs
- Pain management
- Stress management and emotional support
Have questions?
Call our clinic at 304-295-7290 and let us answer any other questions you may have about neurological rehabilitation or to speak with our specialty trained physical therapist, Cassie Cochrane.