Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

HealthBridge Children’s Hospital offers a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation program for children who have had catastrophic injuries, chronic illnesses and other medical issues. Our comprehensive program prepares children to leave the hospital and return home.

When children are admitted to the program, they undergo a comprehensive, multidisciplinary team assessment. With this information, the team designs an individualized treatment plan to address the child's specific needs. Our team continually monitors the child's progress to determine if adjustments should be made to his or her treatment.

We make every effort to include a child's family during his or her treatment. Our experienced staff helps teach the family about their child's condition and how to manage symptoms at home. In addition to learning medical and therapeutic care, they can participate in patient care conferences with other members of the treatment team. Additionally, we offer parents resources to cope with stress and other difficulties during their child's treatment.

Conditions Treated

We specialize in treating children who have lost functional abilities due to injury or illness, such as walking, talking, eating, breathing, thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Amputees

• Anoxic brain injuries

• Any debilitating disorder

• Any end-stage disorder

• Cancer disorder (acute lymphatic leukemia, tumor resection)

• Closed head injuries (CHI)

• CNS infections (meningitis, encephalitis)

• Coma stimulation

• Degenerative disorders (muscular dystrophy)

• IV-antibiotics (osteomyelitis)

• Multi-trauma injuries (orthopedic injuries, wound care, burns)

• Neuromuscular disorders (Guillain-Barr, transverse myelitis)

• Pre- and post-transplant

• Seizures

• Sickle-cell crisis

• Spinal cord injuries (SCI)

• Traumatic brain injuries (TBI)

To help children get the most out of treatment, we provide assistive devices and environmental control units (ECU), which enable the child to independently turn on and off the lights, television, radio, etc., without the use of their hands. In addition to assistive devices, we offer the following specialized services:

• Hydro therapy

• Behavioral modification

• Care coordination/case management

• Child Life specialists

• Medical management provided by pediatric specialists

• Neuropsychology

• Nutrition services

• Occupational therapy

• On-site education

• Pediatric nursing services

• Physical therapy

• Respiratory therapy

• Social work services

• Speech-language pathology

• Spiritual support and counseling

• Wound care management