If your patient has had a severe stroke or other debilitating injury or illness that has left them with little mobility and complex medical needs, you may think they can’t withstand inpatient rehabilitation and the required three hours of therapy, five days a week—but think again.
At Encompass Health, therapy comes in a variety of forms and levels, and those three hours can be spread out in short increments throughout the day—and it doesn’t have to occur in a gym if the patient isn’t ready.
However, as these patients progress during their stay and are able to tolerate standing, therapists will progress their therapeutic activities—and the patient’s goals—appropriately. Here’s how we define rehabilitation for patients who progress to standing.
*Not all Encompass Health hospitals offer the same technologies
Give your patients the best chance in their recovery by sending them to Encompass Health, where we will design a therapy and care plan that meets them where they are in the healing process.