Inpatient physical rehabilitation

After an injury or accident, you may have trouble doing everyday tasks like you used to before. We work with you to help improve common functional problems including:

• Difficulty returning to work or daily routine
• Difficulty swallowing
• Difficulty walking, climbing stairs or getting out of bed
• Limitations due to pain
• Loss of bowel or bladder control
• Loss of coordination and balance
• Memory deficits or judgment difficulties
• Speech or language difficulties

Occupational therapy can help you after many different diagnoses and injuries, including orthopedic surgery and neurological conditions.

Occupational therapy services we offer include:

• Functional retraining — Our skilled clinicians teach you how to perform job and life tasks to become more self-sufficient and shorten your recovery time.
• Hand therapy — A certified hand therapist is available to assess and treat any hand or wrist problems that interfere with personal, work and community life.
• Splinting, bracing and adaptive equipment — We are equipped to assess functional impairment and may use an adaptive tool, splint or brace to help you regain a skill lost or impaired by illness or disability.
• Workstation assessment and on-site job analysis — We look at details of your job responsibilities and work areas to determine if modifications need to be made.

Our compassionate physical therapists offer personalized support for you, tailoring their care to your unique condition.

Physical therapy services we offer include:

• Amputee program — We work closely with your doctor and prosthetist to ensure a properly fitting and functioning prosthesis. We also provide prosthetic rehabilitation to help with gait training.
• Functional mobility retraining — We teach you proper and safe functional mobility with an emphasis on minimizing the risks of falls and reinjury. This may include walking on all surfaces, climbing stairs and rising to stand.
• Neurological rehabilitation — We treat an array of disabilities and impairments that may arise from neurological conditions, including Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis (MS) and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
• Orthopedic rehabilitation — We provide exercises to restore range of motion, strength and mobility following an orthopedic surgery or diagnosis. This includes comprehensive rehabilitation services at the Silicon Valley Joint Replacement Center.
• Wound care – We also have special expertise in wound care. They create optimal wound healing environments while identifying and eliminating factors that delay wound healing.

We provide a wide range of speech therapy services for children and adults. This includes evaluation and therapy for functional, organic and neurological voice disorders.

Speech therapy services we offer include:

• Communication for post-tracheostomy adults — If you have experienced a long-term tracheostomy that has resulted in impaired speech, we provide evaluation and treatment. We also provide augmentative communication options if needed.
• Laryngectomy services — If you think you would benefit from alaryngeal voice rehabilitation, we offer evaluations and training. This type of therapy helps you communicate verbally without the use of the larynx (voice box).
• Neurological rehabilitation — We offer treatment if you have written or verbal communication impairments following a stroke, head injury or neurological disease. 

Our certified recreational therapists assist you in activities designed to promote overall health, confidence and independence.

Therapeutic recreation services we offer include:

• Adapting leisure activities
• Arts and crafts
• Gardening
• Independent recreation, such as music, movies or reading
• Outings that help you reintegrate with the community
• Pet therapy with specially trained companion animals
• Social groups
• Video games

When you first are admitted into our program, a specialist in each rehabilitation discipline conducts an evaluation to assess your specific needs and develop a treatment plan. You and your family meet with the treatment team to set short- and long-term goals. It's important to know that a typical day involves at least three hours of rehabilitation therapy.

We offer private rooms, a classroom space and a miniature apartment where you can practice new skills before you return to your home. We encourage early involvement of family and friends who are part of your plan. Additionally, we help you and your support team connect with community resources you may need after returning home.

We accept referrals from all sources. However, if you are interested in inpatient rehabilitation at our hospital, we recommend that you first talk with your physician. We provide a free pre-admission evaluation to determine if you are eligible. We are usually able to schedule an evaluation within one day of a referral.

Our inpatient rehabilitation program is located on the third floor at our Mission Oaks campus.

It takes specialists in all facets of medical care to help you get better after an injury or illness. Our rehabilitation program is led by a physiatrist and is staffed by:

• Clinical nutritionists
• Diabetic educators
• Neuropsychologists
• Occupational therapists
• Psychologists
• PTs
• Recreational therapists
• Rehabilitation nurses
• Social workers
• Speech-language pathologists