Treatment Team / Team Members

The treatment team is led by a physician who is qualified through education and training to provide physical medicine and rehabilitative services. Treatment is delivered by a variety of motivated, knowledgeable health care providers. Team members are chosen based on need and the patient's goals. Team members can include:

• Physiatry (Rehabilitation Physician)
• Case Management
• Neurologist
• Neuropsychology/Rehabilitation Psychology
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Rehabilitation Nursing
• Social Work
• Speech Therapy
• Therapeutic Recreation

As a hospital-based service, rehabilitation patients are able to access additional resources offered by the medical center. Referrals for pastoral care, nutritional counseling and a wide variety of other services are available as appropriate.
 
Certifications
Rehabilitation Services proudly employs practitioners with advanced national certifications. They include:

McKenzie Certification - Also known as Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy, the McKenzie method is recognized and used world-wide. McKenzie is a total system of patient care, assessment, treatment and prevention aimed at treating patients with common problems of the back, neck and extremities.

Certified Wound Care Specialists (CWS) - Therapists with national certification in wound care provide specialized individual treatment geared toward effectively treating slow healing wounds.

Certified Lymphedema Therapists - Specially certified therapists provide treatment designed to reduce swelling and other symptoms caused by damage or malformation of the lymphatic structures.

Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN) - Nurses, who have the exceptional distinction of being nationally certified in rehabilitation care add in-depth expertise to their care for rehabilitation patients.