Neurological rehabilitation is designed for people with diseases, injury, or disorders of the nervous system like, stroke, multiple sclerosis, A.L.S., spinal cord injury, etc. Neurological rehab can often improve function, reduce symptoms, and improve the well-being of the patient.
Neurological rehabilitation is designed to help treat patients with nervous system or neurological diseases. Rehabilitation aims to increase function, reduce debilitating symptoms, and improve a patient’s quality of life. The types of rehabilitation treatments recommended depend on the areas of the body affected by the neurological condition.
SYMPTOMS
Any patient with a neurological condition may be referred for rehabilitation through a prescription or order provided by a doctor.
Symptoms that may prompt the need for neurological rehabilitation include:
Muscle weakness and abnormal muscle tone
Pain
Difficulty walking
Difficulty with daily activities such as eating, dressing, bathing, toileting
Difficulty swallowing
Difficulty speaking
Impairments in thinking, memory and problem solving
Impairments in vision or eye-hand coordination
DIAGNOSIS
Patients who benefit from neurological rehabilitation include, but are not limited to, those with the following diagnoses:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Aneurysm
Brain Injury
Brain Tumor
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT)
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Congenital Neurological Disorders
Diabetic Neuropathy
Dystonia
Encephalitis
Epilepsy
Herniated Disc
Meningitis
Memory Disorders
Movement Disorders
Multiple Sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy
Neurofibromatosis
Neuromuscular Disorders
Parkinson’s Disease
Stroke
Spinal Cord Injury