Neurological Rehabilitation

Neurological rehabilitation (rehab) is a doctor-supervised program designed for people with diseases, injury, or disorders of the nervous system. Neurological rehab can often improve function, reduce symptoms, and improve the well-being of the patient.

The goal of neurological rehab is to help you return to the highest level of function and independence possible, while improving your overall quality of life — physically, emotionally, and socially.

To help reach these goals, neurological rehab programs may include:

• Help with activities of daily living (ADLs), such as eating, dressing, bathing, toileting, handwriting, cooking, and basic housekeeping
• Speech therapy to help with speaking, reading, writing, or swallowing
• Stress, anxiety, and depression management
• Bladder and bowel retraining
• Activities to improve mobility (movement), muscle control, gait (walking), and balance
• Exercise programs to improve movement, prevent or decrease weakness caused by lack of use, manage spasticity and pain, and maintain range of motion
• Social and behavioral skills retraining
• Nutritional counseling
• Involvement in community support groups
• Activities to improve cognitive impairments, such as problems with concentration, attention, memory, and poor judgment
• Help with obtaining assistive devices that promote independence
• Education and counseling
• Safety and independence measures and home care needs
• Pain management
• Stress management and emotional support
• Nutritional counseling
• Vocational counseling