Rehab Select Blog

If you're in the hospital for rehabilitation and you have an ulcer, bed sore, or surgical wound, you may have been assigned a wound care specialist. A wound care specialist is a healthcare provider with advanced training in assessing, dressing, and caring for open, non-healing wounds.

If you are assisting with care decisions for a loved one who will need rehabilitative care after a serious injury, illness or medical event, as you likely have already discovered, making those decisions can be a confusing and stressful process. One decision you will probably be expected to make is a choice between using an inpatient physical rehabilitation center or outpatient services for that care. So how do you know whether your loved one needs inpatient rehab care?

Inpatient rehab physical therapy provides intensive, individualized treatment to improve the strength, endurance, functional ability and well-being of the patients it serves. It can benefit patients of all ages who suffer with a wide range of conditions that cause some level of impairment. 

If you have had a cardiac event, a cardiac surgery or have heart disease and have been encouraged to check into an inpatient facility for cardiac care, you probably have a lot of questions. Perhaps you’re wondering why inpatient treatment is necessary. Why would your healthcare team recommend it over outpatient care? Chances are there are important reasons for that recommendation, and we’ll outline the most common reasons inpatient care is often needed for cardiac care.

Are you considering inpatient rehab to help you recover from a serious illness, injury or medical event? Perhaps your healthcare team has recommended this option for meeting your care needs, or maybe you have heard good things about inpatient rehab centers from family members or friends who have used their services. So what is inpatient rehab and why can it be important to making your best recovery?

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.

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.

If you are facing a serious health challenge that has led to a hospital stay, chances are good that your chief goal is to get back in shape and back to your normal life – and your own home – as quickly as possible. But what if you aren't quite ready or able to step back into your life? Maybe you need a bit more recovery time and some rehabilitation therapy before you can manage on your own at home. Is short term rehab the best way home?