Most stroke and neurological rehabilitation programs include patient and family education, motion and condition exercises, emulation and mobility training, speech and language retraining, bowel and bladder training, cognitive and perceptual retraining, and psychology support. Rehabilitation is an active process involving patient and family in goal planning, therapy and educational programs aimed to teach, support and encourage patients through the recovery process. For more information about stroke rehabilitation, please consult a physician in your area. Physical Therapy Services Physical Therapy is a treatment and profession which focuses on the muscular, joint, skeletal, and neurological systems. All of the units are the basis of all our body movements.
Physical therapy can be a significant treatment helping the patient towards recovery.
Therapists utilize many different forms of treatment including various types of exercise and modalities, including heat, cold packs, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, etc. Physical Therapists are trained professionals and finding the right one is essential. Just as you would not go to a dermatologist for a broken leg, or a surgeon for a skin rash, so being treated by the right type of physical therapy is important. Also, if a certain medication is not working or causing you problems, it makes no sense to continue it, so you inform your doctor. Likewise, if therapy treatments are causing problems or not helping, something needs to be changed.