This program offers exceptional inpatient care for adults with multiple sclerosis (MS). Our dedicated team of rehabilitation professionals collaborate with patients and their families to devise an individualized treatment plan to ensure our patients meet their goals and achieve the greatest possible level of function and quality of life.
Our doctors, nurses and therapists have special expertise in the rehabilitation of:
- Patients adapting to new symptoms from progression of their MS
- Patients with MS who are recovering from surgery or an acute illness
- Neurogenic bladder and bowel
Our program includes:
- A comprehensive evaluation by a board-certified physician specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, who will coordinate the patient’s care with an interdisciplinary team
- Intensive physical and occupational therapy aimed at improving the patient’s independence and mobility
- Speech and language pathology treatments aimed at improving speech and/or swallowing problems
- Compassionate nursing from RNs with experience providing care to patients with MS
- Psychology and pastoral services to assist with adjustment to disability
- Therapeutic recreation to engage patients in leisure activities, plan and implement community outings, and to assist with adapting patients’ leisure and recreational interests when needed
- Evaluation for medical equipment and devices, including canes and walkers
- A multi-faceted approach to spasticity management
- Medical management of health conditions with consultation services available from specialists from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- A discharge planning process that facilitates the patients’ return to home and to the activities they enjoy
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