Cleveland Clinic offers a comprehensive outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy program, for patients with neurological conditions, which can help the individual progress toward a more independent level. Our therapists specialize in neurological treatment, are involved in research, and stay abreast of current treatment approaches using evidence-based practice. We are able to address a wide variety of individual needs ranging from the person who requires assistance throughout the day, to the person ready to return to work. Family members and caregivers are encouraged to participate in therapy sessions in order to carry over newly learned skills at home.
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Our therapists evaluate the specific needs of the patient, and select a technique or a combination of techniques to serve the individual’s needs. Techniques can include, but are not limited to the following: repetitive task practice, motor relearning, modified constraint-induced therapy, neuro-developmental treatment (NDT), use of electrical stimulation and/or fluidotherapy. Below is a list of additional services each discipline can offer:
Physical Therapy
- Gait analysis and training to promote improved skills for walking
- Use of a suspended treadmill for partial body weight support
- Balance training (fall risk reduction)
- Transfer training (sit to stand, wheelchair to bed or chair, floor to stand)
- Equipment for mobility
- Joint range of motion, strengthening and endurance
- Orthotics management
- Aquatics/pool therapy
- Patient and family education
Occupational Therapy
- Treatment activities to promote functional use of the hand and arm, which can include:
- Strengthening and range of motion
- Coordination training
- Customized or prefabricated splinting
- Use of devices, along with skilled treatment, for motor relearning such as Saeboflex and Neuromove
- Self-care skills (activities of daily living) training, including: dressing, bathing, toileting, self-feeding
- Home management, leisure and work skills training
- Functional cognitive/safety training
- Adaptive equipment for self-care and home management
- Low vision training
- Driving rehabilitation
- Patient and family education
Speech Therapy
- Articulation and voice improvement
- Aphasia/Language therapy
- Cognitive retraining for memory, attention, executive functions
- Computer aided speech or alternative non-vocal communication
- Swallowing therapy
- Patient and family education
