Overview

Persons with spinal cord injuries often require comprehensive services provided by staff experienced in spinal cord injury from the time of their injury throughout their life.  WWRC provides state of the art, individualized, comprehensive evaluations and rehabilitation programs to persons with spinal cord injury.  Services emphasize therapies that aim to promote functional recovery, self-sufficiency, responsibility for managing personal and physical needs, and vocational preparation.  We offer a highly experienced and dedicated staff, up-to-date equipment, and an encouraging environment on a fully accessible campus. Spinal cord injury services are provided by an interdisciplinary team of experienced clinicians, including a physiatrist; nurses; personal care assistants; physical, occupational, and speech therapists; psychologists; vocational evaluators; vocational educators; and case managers.

WWRC offers comprehensive Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, speech evaluations and rehabilitation services with specialty services available to provide the greatest opportunity for neurological and functional recovery.

Services

• Ambulation training
• Aquatic therapy
• Assistive computer technology evaluation/training
• Assistive technology evaluation and training
• Attendant care training
• Bowel and bladder management
• Community re-entry
• Counseling
• Discharge planning
• Driver’s evaluation and training
• Family education
• Functional electrical stimulation cycling
• General health promotion
• Independent living skills
• Home/school/work accessibility assessments
• Medical support and treatment
• Psychological support and treatment
• Orthotic clinic
• Parastep® functional electrical stimulation ambulation
• Parenting skills
• Partial body weight supported treadmill training
• Sexuality education
• Vocational evaluation
• Vocational training
• Wheelchair and seating evaluations

Spinal Cord Injury Clinic

WWRC also offers a Spinal Cord Injury Clinic on a monthly basis.  Recommendations for follow-up evaluations through this clinic may be made as clients complete their medical rehabilitation programs. Learn More about the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Clinic.

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