Every year, University Medical Center at Brackenridge, sees a fairly high number of spinal cord injuries – approximately 100 to 125. Now, people with spinal cord injuries have access to a new Brain & Spine Recovery Center. Staffed by physical therapists, occupational therapists and certified trainers, the Center includes three key components—a fitness gym, a second-phase of rehabilitation and an advanced recovery program:
- The fitness gym is open evening and weekends, providing equipment specifically for the spinal cord population.
- The second-phase of rehabilitation offers the advanced skills necessary for a higher quality of life and improved functionality. It is an outpatient program and includes uneven transfers, difficult terrain, floor to chair transfers, “wheelie” skills for stairs, curbs, orthotics/splints, spasticity management, neuro re-education, assisted gait, standing readiness, pain management, sensory stimulation/retraining, and continuation of bowel and bladder retraining programs.
- The Advanced Recovery Program offers a very intense exercise and neuromuscular retraining program to allow maximal increase in function.
Previously there has not been a designated facility for people with spinal cord injuries where they had access to exercise equipment, social interaction and participation in research.
For more information about the Recovery Center, please call 512-324-7000 ext 82233.
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