Rehabilitation Services

SDRI offers a full continuum of care including inpatient acute rehabilitation and outpatient services. The treatment team is led by a physiatrist—a medical doctor specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation—and includes a broad spectrum of rehabilitation professionals.

• Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) – NMES is the newest treatment for pharyngeal dysphagia resulting from stroke, radiation/chemotherapy, Parkinson’s disease, head injury, head and neck surgery and cervical osteophytes. NMES can help patients—even with long-term problems—strengthen muscles used for swallowing, potentially leading to safer a nd more efficient eating. After receiving physician orders, our staff can use NMES to treat both inpatients and outpatients. The treatment may not be recommended for patients with active cancer, pacemakers, decreased responsiveness, seizure disorders and deep brain stimulators.
• Stroke Peer Visitor Program – The Stroke Peer Visitor Program pairs an individual who has recently experienced a “brain attack” with a stroke survivor who has successfully made the transition back to a functional lifestyle. The goal is to provide an extra measure of assurance that life does indeed go on after a stroke, while sharing with new stroke survivors what to expect during recovery.
• Vision Rehabilitation Program – The vision rehabilitation program provides screening and assessment of the visual and perceptual skills needed for life’s daily activities. Working in collaboration with the referring physician and a neuro-optometrist, the program provides recommendations for low-vision devices that can assist in daily activities.
• Wound Treatment – Our wound treatment program provides specialized treatment for burn rehabilitation and other hard-to-heal wounds. The wound care team is interdisciplinary and has a certified wound care nurse.