Rehabilitation for Parkinson's Disease
The Southeastern Center for Parkinson Disease understands that the physical, emotional and functional impact of a neurological disorder can be devastating. We work closely with expert neuro-rehabilitation professionals to ensure that you will restore mobility and function to the fullest extent possible, improve communication and prevent the development of further complications. We work with many service providers to ensure that you receive the best possible care tailored to your individual needs.
We work to provide a seamless continuum of care, starting immediately after an acute episode occurs. If you are hospitalized, this continues through inpatient rehabilitation and customized services following discharge from the hospital.
“What conditions may benefit from neurological rehabilitation?”
The human body is made of incredibly complex and specialized structures, tissues, and systems which need to work together in concert in order for you to function in a normal manner. Damage to the brain, spinal cord, nerves, or muscles often results in abnormal or suboptimal performance of the whole person.
“Any one of us can relate to feeling poorly when pain or weakness interferes with concentration or performance.”
Any one of us can relate to feeling poorly when pain or weakness interferes with concentration or performance. Disorders of the nervous system which may be helped by physical medicine and rehabilitation may include, but are not limited to, the following:
“We can help you get back to doing the things that are important to your everyday life.”
Specific tasks that can addressed include just about anything that can imagine, things that are important to your everyday life, such as:
We work to provide a seamless continuum of care, starting immediately after an acute episode occurs. If you are hospitalized, this continues through inpatient rehabilitation and customized services following discharge from the hospital.
“What conditions may benefit from neurological rehabilitation?”
The human body is made of incredibly complex and specialized structures, tissues, and systems which need to work together in concert in order for you to function in a normal manner. Damage to the brain, spinal cord, nerves, or muscles often results in abnormal or suboptimal performance of the whole person.
“Any one of us can relate to feeling poorly when pain or weakness interferes with concentration or performance.”
Any one of us can relate to feeling poorly when pain or weakness interferes with concentration or performance. Disorders of the nervous system which may be helped by physical medicine and rehabilitation may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Vascular disorders – stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural hemorrhage and hematoma, and extradural hemorrhage
- Infections – meningitis, encephalitis, polio, and epidural abscess
- “Pinched nerves” – nerves in the neck, back, or arms and legs that are compressed by arthritis, trauma, herniated disks, scarring or overuse (carpal tunnel syndrome)
- Muscle problems – lack of use, muscle tears and strain, poor exercise technique
- Neuropathy and muscle disorders – peripheral neuropathy, muscular dystrophy, myasthenia gravis, ALS and Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Headaches/Neck pain – these often go hand-in-hand and treatment with physical therapy can make all the difference in the world.
- Degenerative diseases of the brain or spinal cord - Parkinson Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's Chorea
“We can help you get back to doing the things that are important to your everyday life.”
Specific tasks that can addressed include just about anything that can imagine, things that are important to your everyday life, such as:
- Bathing/Showering/Shaving/Hygiene
- Buttoning/Tying/Dressing
- Toileting
- Driving
- Exercising/Sports/Endurance
- Eating/Swallowing/Preparing meals
- Speaking/carrying on a conversation/Singing/Writing
- Prevention of falls