Receiving the right care during and after treatment for an injury or surgery is an important step in your recovery journey. At UAB St. Vincent’s, our experienced team of rehabilitation therapists provides personalized care here to help you recover and improve or regain your quality of life.
Our rehabilitation care includes:
- Physical therapy, to help improve strength and mobility
- Occupational therapy, to make it easier to do everyday tasks such as walking, bathing, dressing, and working
- Speech therapy, to help you improve your speech and swallowing
Physiatrists
Physiatrists are doctors who specialize in rehabilitation medicine. They work closely with our rehabilitation care teams to deliver advanced care for conditions such as:
- Restricted range of motion
- Lymphedema (swelling)
- Balance disorders
- Chronic pain
- Fatigue
- Mobility problems
- Memory and concentration concerns
Our services
Care is about more than just physical healing. We support your overall wellness, including mental and emotional health. We offer a wide range of specialized rehabilitation services, including:
- Cancer rehabilitation, including lymphedema therapy
- Hand therapy
- LSVT BIG therapy, which can help people with Parkinson’s disease use their body more easily
- Muscle strain and trigger-point release
- Neurorehabilitation for stroke, brain injury, and spine injury
- Orthopaedic rehabilitation, including for joint replacement
- Pediatric rehabilitation
- Pelvic floor therapy
- Post-amputation therapy
- Sports injury rehabilitation
- Vestibular therapy for balance disorders
Where we provide services
We provide rehabilitation services in the hospital, at outpatient physical therapy clinics, at multispecialty rehabilitation clinics, as part of home health care, and at standalone inpatient rehabilitation facilities.
Inpatient rehabilitation
When you’ve had a procedure or major injury, inpatient rehabilitation care is often needed to help you return home more safely. Our rehabilitation providers use a team approach, which brings together the expertise of many health professionals with advanced rehabilitation training. Our team will keep your doctor informed about your progress.
We offer specialized inpatient rehabilitation care for a wide range of conditions, such as:
- Stroke
- Brain injury
- Spinal cord dysfunction or injury
- Amputation and limb impairment
- Orthopaedic injuries, hip fractures, or post-surgery repair
- Neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Guillain-Barre’ syndrome, and Parkinson’s disease
- Other neuro-muscular disorders and medically disabling conditions such as pulmonary disease and dysfunction. We also may treat patients who’ve had kidney failure or need post-surgery rehabilitation.
During your stay, you will benefit from:
- One-on-one therapy sessions, guided by an individualized treatment plan
- A focus on addressing physical and psychosocial needs, patient/family education, and discharge planning
- Opportunities for community re-entry therapy sessions and comprehensive home assessments
Our team
Our team of rehabilitation specialists focuses on improving your emotional and physical health, and we often involve your family or caregivers for daily support. Your team may include:
- Medical director, a doctor trained in rehabilitation who will coordinate your overall treatment program and oversee the efforts of the rehabilitation team caring for you
- Rehabilitation nurses, who provide round-the-clock nursing care and can help answer questions you and your family may have
- Physical therapists, who teach you exercises to improve your balance, strength, and mobility. They may also help you learn how to use walkers and canes, braces, artificial limbs, or other mobility devices.
- Occupational therapists, who focus on improving your everyday living skills, including bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, and working. They also may provide training with equipment or devices that could help you better perform these activities.
- Speech therapists, who work to improve your ability to speak, swallow, solve problems, and reason
- Case managers, who explain the details of your stay and outline any lifestyle changes you may expect. They work with your insurance company to certify your ongoing rehabilitation and coordinate your discharge needs.
Your rehabilitation care team also may include a dietitian, pharmacist, respiratory therapist, and specialty physicians.
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