Stroke Rehabilitation
Every 53 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke. But 4.5 million stroke survivors are alive today because of excellent rehabilitation care and treatment.
Marianjoy’s Stroke Rehabilitation Program is dedicated to guiding patients through extensive activities to promote wellness and comfort for a lifetime. Whether someone has experienced a mild, moderate or severe stroke, our goal is the same: returning them to their families and communities, easing pain, promoting mobility and function and advocating for a productive future.
Our approach to stroke rehabilitation is unique because we don’t use a one-size-fits-all philosophy. Our program is structured around the severity of the stroke, the location and type of stroke, and the unique needs of every patient.
Types of stroke
- Ischemic strokes occur as a result of an obstruction within a blood vessel supplying blood to the brain.
- Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a weakened blood vessel ruptures.
- Transient ischemic attacks, also called TIAs, are minor or warning strokes. In a TIA, conditions indicative of an ischemic stroke are present and the typical stroke warning signs develop.
* Source: American Stroke Association
Comprehensive services
Our first steps in evaluating each stroke patient are to establish concrete goals and aim for an appropriate date to return home. We add to the rehab process each day, incorporating the roles of family members, home modification needs and a formal education process.
After an inpatient stay with us, you may progress to either our subacute program, which provides intense rehabilitation but a lower level of care than a hospital offers, or our outpatient rehabilitation program. Through these programs we help you adapt as much as possible to the future of an independent life.
We offer many specialized programs and services, including:
- Acupuncture treatment
- Applied Rehabilitation Technology
- Biofeedback
- Meditation
- Orthotics and prosthetics
- Vestibular treatments (for balance)
Outpatient services include:
- Community-based therapy
- Driver assessment and training
- Golf clinics
Our program includes single and integrated offerings for pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients in the following areas:
- Aquatic therapy
- Family and patient counseling/education
- Mobility
- Occupational therapy
- Peer support
- Psychology
- Respiratory care
- Speech-language pathology and augmentative communication
- Swallowing
- Therapeutic recreation
- Vocational rehabilitation
- Voice
A long devotion to stroke rehabilitation
For more than three decades, Marianjoy has worked with neurologists, geriatricians, family practitioners and case managers to provide rehabilitative care to stroke patients of all ages. Our vast experience combined with a patient-centered environment offers more focused care than ever to our patients.
Your care team
You want the best, and that’s just what Marianjoy offers. Some of our therapists have more than 20 years experience working with stroke patients and our clinicians are respected members of their fields.
Your Marianjoy care team will include:
- Case manager
- Chaplain
- Dietician
- Occupational therapist
- Physiatrist (a physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation)
- Physical therapist
- Psychologist
- Rehabilitation nurse
- Respiratory therapist
- Speech-language pathologist
- Therapeutic recreation specialist
- Vocational counselor
Attending physicians are members of Marianjoy Medical Group, an independent corporation from the hospital and a member of Marianjoy, Inc. Consulting physicians are not employed by Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, but are independent contractors with privileges to provide consultation to patients at our facility.
For more information
For the best choice in rehabilitation programs and services, call (630) 909-8000
