These are questions patients and family members may ask themselves. This information may help you know more about the therapies provided by the Levi Rehabilitation Unit. More than 500,000 Americans have strokes each year. It's estimated that eight out of every ten will survive the initial phase. The Levi Rehabilitation Unit provides post-operative rehabilitative series to those patients who have had surgeries such as hip or knee replacement, or have suffered orthopedic injuries.
Occupational therapy is also involved in muscle strength and range of motion of upper extremities.
The goal is to improve functional independence so that a patient can safely return to their home environment. Physical Therapy Physical therapy helps improve their strength, mobility, balance, and endurance. A specially trained staff evaluates and treats patients recovering from a stroke, tumor, traumatic brain injury or other neurological diseases. The program trains patients who have problems with word finding, slurred speech, comprehension, reading, writing, problem solving, memory loss, oral motor weakness and swallowing. Therapeutic Recreation Therapeutic recreation specialists use recreational, avocational, and functional techniques to help the physically challenged function at their best ability in today's society.