Inpatient Physical Therapy

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The Inpatient Physical Therapy at Trousdale Medical Center encourages the patient and family to be part of the rehabilitation team. We offer physical and speech therapies, discharge planners and 24-hour rehabilitation nursing care under the direction of a full-time medical director. Other services available through Inpatient Physical Therapy include counseling and prosthesis training.

Our team of rehabilitation professionals serves patients who:

Are limited in self-care•Have impaired mobility, balance and coordination
Are limited in strength and range of motion
Have cognitive and perceptual deficits
Experience speech and communication problems
Have swallowing disorders

The Inpatient Physical Therapy is designed to meet the needs of many different types of patients. Some of the common diagnoses for patients referred to Inpatient Physical Therapy include:

Stroke
Orthopaedic surgery/injury
Arthritis (polyarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and degenerative joint disease)
Post joint replacement
Multiple trauma
Amputation
Brain and spinal cord injury
Neurological disorders (multiple sclerosis, motor neuron diseases, polyneuropathy, Parkinson’s disease and muscular dystrophy)
Cardiac conditions
Pulmonary disorders
Work injuries

The Inpatient Physical Therapy accepts patients based on referrals from primary care physicians, insurance representatives, discharge planners, case managers, social service professionals, family members and other health professionals.