The object of this division is to lighten these deficits, to strengthen remaining functions, and ultimately to help patients reestablish their daily and social lives. Physical therapy is provided mainly to patients with hemiplegia and those with gait disturbance due to bed-rest. After patient's illness becomes stable, the therapy is performed in the training room to reestablish physical activities including sitting, standing, and simple and applied walking. The aim of occupational therapy is to accelerate functional recovery of skilled finger movements and to reestablish activities of daily living such as eating, writing, and cooking. Aphasia is the disorders of listening, speaking, reading and writing caused by injuries of the speech areas in the brain.
Dysarthria is the disorder of articulation due to a motor disturbance of the lips, tongue, etc.
Since the disturbance of communication involves many peoples surrounding patients, including family members, relatives, and friends, we provide supports and guidance for overvcoming the problem to them. Because of the limited admission periods here in NCVC, some patients are transferred to other hospital for long-term rehabilitation. It is our basic policy, however, to direct our efforts to make patients return directly to their home and jobs as quickly as possible.