Gerald F. Hamra Rehabilitation Center
The department of rehabilitation at ACH houses the Physical Therapy, Occupational
Therapy and Prosthetics/Orthotics Sections. The therapists and prosthetist/orthotist
collaborate with each other and other ACH professionals, where appropriate,
as well as with the physician and the patients and their families to establish
goals and desired outcome of the respective therapies and orthotics or prosthetics.
Physical and occupational therapists at ACH serve as a resource for community
therapists providing information regarding pediatric therapy and collaboration
to establish home (community) care for ACH patients.
Physical Therapy
Physical therapists provide examination, evaluation, PT diagnosis, prognosis
and intervention of children with impairment, functional limitations and disabilities,
whether resulting from sports injuries, delayed development or chronic and acute
disease. The primary services offered to both inpatients and outpatients are
exercise, gait training, developmental intervention, hydrotherapy (including
therapeutic pool), electrotherapy (including TENS, NMES and biofeedback) and
use of lower extremity orthotic and prosthetic devices. Patients are accepted
on physician referral.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists evaluate and treat children with physical disabilities,
developmental delay, perceptual-motor problems and oral-motor difficulties.
The primary services offered to both inpatients and outpatients are splinting,
determining adaptive equipment needs, seating evaluations, feeding, developmental
training, instruction in activities of daily living and evaluation/training
in the use of switches and adapted technology. Patients are accepted upon physician
referral.
Prosthetics/Orthotics
Orthotic and prosthetic professionals provide patient care to children with
neuromuscular or musculo-skeletal disorders of the upper limbs, lower limbs,
spine, torso and head. They evaluate, design, fabricate, fit and align braces
(orthotics) and artificial limbs (prosthetics) to patients with partial or total
absence of a limb. Clinical staff are certified under the American board for
Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics. They meet the physician’s
goals in designing the system and communicate with the therapist to ensure functional
outcomes are obtained. Patients are accepted on physician referral.
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