Inpatient physical rehabilitation
Inpatient physical rehabilitation provides intense, daily treatment and physician services for people who need 24-hour help while they recover from surgery or conditions such as strokes.
Comprehensive rehabilitation therapy in Denton, Texas
To help ensure optimal recovery after an illness or injury, seeking the expertise of rehabilitation specialist is often the most important step in the recovery process.
Whether it be regaining mobility, strength, ability to complete daily functional activity, working though cognitive changes or regaining speech and swallow function, our team of professionals will help you return to the most independent level possible.
Our team is experienced in treating of a variety of diagnoses, including orthopedic injury and surgical repair, neurological conditions and heart and breathing problems. Each discipline will provide a comprehensive assessment in order to individualize treatment to your needs. A holistic and team approach is utilized to enhance the rehabilitation and recovery process. Hallmarks or our program include:
- Individualized care
- Effective communication
- Patient and caregiver education
- Achievement of goals
All members of our team provide the highest standard of care using current evidence based practice.
At Medical City Denton, we provide a wide base of outpatient therapy services, including a specialized neurology day program. Additionally, we provide comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation services.
Neurological rehabilitation
The neurological rehabilitation program provides comprehensive treatment for patients suffering from the effects of stroke or a traumatic brain injury. The primary goal is to integrate the patient back into the community at the highest level of function.
Most patients need at least three of the five services offered by the program. These services include physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, cognitive therapy, behavioral medicine and vestibular therapy by a physical therapist who is certified in vestibular and concussion rehabilitation.
Each patient receives consistent treatment with the same group of therapists throughout their stay, which last three to six months.
The program provides a step-down, intensive therapeutic environment following hospitalization. Family training and education, which may also incorporate home visits, is also included. This helps address environmental needs. Frequent updates are given on goal achievement and deficit areas.
Following discharge, most patients are transitioned to outpatient therapy.
BIG and LOUD treatment for Parkinson's disease
Medical City Denton offers the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) BIG and LOUD treatment programs for people with Parkinson's disease and other neurological conditions. LSVT is an evidence-based treatment protocol with more than 20 years of research support.
LSVT BIG and LOUD is a standardized treatment protocol provided by physical, occupational and speech therapists that are certified clinicians. The LSVT program can help all patients in all stages of Parkinson's disease and assists in the following areas:
- Improved vocal loudness
- Improved speech clarity
- Increased facial expressions
- Faster walking with bigger steps
- Improved balance
- Improved confidence
Participants in the LSVT program typically receive 16 sessions over 4 weeks of both the BIG and LOUD treatments. For more information about the program, please call us at (940) 384-3950.
SAIL: Stay Active and Independent for Life Program
The SAIL program is a fall prevention exercise program designed to help maintain and improve balance to reduce the risk of falling. The class activities include aerobics, balance exercises, strength training with wrist and ankle weights, and stretching.
For motivation and assessment, the class participants undergo baseline fitness checks, which are repeated at regular intervals throughout the year.
Fitness checks include:
- 8-Foot Up and Go, measured in seconds
- Biceps curls, measured by number of reps in 30 seconds
- Chair stand, measured by number sit to stand transitions in 30 seconds
Educational resources are given to each participant and provide information on readiness for exercise, the exercise class, a self-assessment for fall risk and prevention of falls.
Depending on individual needs and abilities, additional assessment by one of our clinicians may be indicated to determine eligibility and safety for participation in the SAIL program.
What to expect in a SAIL class:
- One hour of exercise, two times per week
- Classes taught by a certified SAIL program instructor
- You can sit or stand – exercises are adapted for all levels of physical ability
- Exercises specifically designed to help maintain and improve your balance
- Typically 10-15 participants per class
Additional outpatient physical therapy services
Medical City Denton also offers a wide range of outpatient physical therapy services through Vista Physical Therapy.
In partnership with Vista Physical Therapy, a leading outpatient physical therapy group in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, we provide patients with convenient access to more than 25 state-of-the-art outpatient physical therapy locations. Vista offers a wide range of pain management, post-surgery rehabilitation and injury prevention services, including sports medicine, ergonomic solutions, aquatic therapy and more.
Vista’s specialists will work collaboratively with your support network — from primary physicians to collegiate athletic trainers to caretakers — ensuring a safe return to day-to-day life while optimizing performance and preventing re-injury.
Learn more about the outpatient physical therapy services we offer through Vista Physical Therapy.
Mary's Rehab Following Her Stroke
Mary Valentine rode Medical City Denton's shuttle from Flower Mound twice a week for rehab following a stroke. She called her therapists her family and was thrilled with her progress from a wheelchair to walking, and a "claw" to a beautiful hand that can do a perfect pinch.