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If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, you should know that short term rehabilitation can help. The treatment and therapy offered by a good short term rehab program can be very helpful in the management of some of the symptoms and problems that go along with this degenerative neurological disease, helping patients prolong independence and improve quality of life.

If your medical team has recommended short term rehab for you, chances are that you have questions about this type of care, especially if this will be your first experience with rehab. Perhaps the most common question people have is what they can expect a rehab program to to do for them. To help you answer this question, we’ll go over 3 goals of short term rehab.

An accident that causes significant, debilitating injuries can really throw your life into a sudden, unexpected sort of chaos. If this has happened to you, chances are that short term rehab is a recovery option that has been suggested by your medical team to help you regain function and independence lost to your injuries. So just how can short term rehab aid accident recovery? Here we’ll outline important ways a stay in a good short term rehab program can help.

So you’ve just had surgery or you’re planning to, and your healthcare team has recommended short term rehab to ease your path as you’re recovering from surgery. What is short term rehab and what do you need to know to make the most of the experience? These programs are designed to give you the comprehensive therapy, treatment and support you need to make your best recovery, regaining your personal best level of health, function and independence as quickly as possible.

So your healthcare providers have recommended an inpatient rehab program to help you get back on your feet after a serious medical problem. Perhaps you’re unsure as to whether or not a stay in an inpatient rehab is really necessary. What do these facilities have to offer in terms of improving your recovery or your quality of life? Here we’ll outline 4 critical services provided by inpatient rehab centers to help you understand why your healthcare provider feels that it may be important for your recovery.

Are you planning for a joint replacement procedure in the near future? If so, it is very important to put some thought into how your recovery and rehabilitation will be handled afterwards. Solid care and therapy during the post-surgery period can be as important as the procedure itself in terms of your overall results from joint replacement. Inpatient rehab centers are definitely an option to consider for ensuring that your needs are met during this period, since they can offer important benefits to joint replacement patients.

We recently shared a kind response we received from one of our patients at our Hillview facility. It’s always great to hear from patients who have enjoyed their stay and not only recovered in a safe and comfortable environment, but also know that they can trust our staff for all of their needs throughout the recovery process.

Most of us, after a surgery and hospital stay, are eager to return home and back to our everyday lives. While this is certainly understandable, it is not always the best course of action in terms of making your best and safest recovery. It is important to realize that what happens after surgery – as you heal, recover and rehabilitate – can be just as important to your overall outcome as the procedure itself. Given that fact, inpatient rehab centers can often be the best option for ensuring optimal recovery results.

Has your medical care provider suggested a rehab program to help you get back on your feet after a serious illness, injury, or medical event? If so, you’re probably looking to learn a little bit about what these programs can offer you, especially if this will be your first experience with rehab. Here are 2 little known facts – at least among healthcare consumers – about inpatient rehab centers to help you get an idea of what you can expect from inpatient rehabilitative care.

The healthcare landscape has been changing in recent years in response to new demands from patients and payers. Short term rehab facilities are certainly no exception to that rule. In fact, many of them have positioned themselves on the cutting edge of those changes, setting trends that other sectors of the healthcare industry are beginning to follow.

Here are 3 of the more prominent trends in short term rehab today: