Rehabilitation

Stroke Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation plays a critical part of recovery for many stroke survivors. Although it cannot completely reverse the effects of a stroke, rehabilitation does help survivors build strength, capability, and confidence. Depending upon the severity of stroke, rehabilitation may address any or all of the following independent living skills:

• self-care skills such as feeding, grooming, bathing and dressing
• mobility skills such as transferring, walking or self-propelling a wheelchair
• communication skills in speech and language
• cognitive skills such as memory or problem-solving
• social skills for interacting with other people

Services offered during rehabilitation may include:

• rehabilitation nursing
• physical therapy
• occupational therapy
• speech-language pathology
• audiology
• recreational therapy
• nutritional care
• rehabilitation counseling
• social work
• psychiatry/psychology
• chaplaincy
• patient/family education
• support groups
• vocational evaluation
• driver's training