Spinal Cord Injury Program

• Ambulation training
• Aquatic therapy
• Assistive computer technology evaluation and 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
• Home / school / work accessibility assessments
• Independent living skills
• Medical and psychological support and treatment
• Orthotic clinic
• Parastep® functional electrical stimulation ambulation
• Parenting skills
• Partial body weight supported treadmill training
• Sexuality education
• Vocational evaluation and training
• Wheelchair and seating evaluations

WWRC also offers a Spinal Cord Injury Clinic on a monthly basis. The clinic is staffed by a team of rehab professionals all possessing significant SCI clinical experience including a physiatrist, nurse, occupational therapist, physical therapist, and social worker. Areas of assessment often include: bowel and bladder care; skin integrity and pressure sores; posture, range of motion; strength; functional mobility skills such as transfers, bed mobility, wheelchair mobility, and walking in some cases; activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, and home management; community involvement, aging issues, and assistive technology.

The following are examples of situations when you might want to consider an appointment in WWRC’s SCI Clinic:

• For the person who is newly injured and would benefit from a comprehensive evaluation and assessment of their needs and potential. Individuals that demonstrate appropriate need and potential may then be recommended for further medical therapy services at WWRC. This opportunity for additional rehab is so vital because of the limited length of stay in inpatient rehab that is prevalent in today’s health care system.
• For the person who has been injured for several years or more and has experienced additional gains in function since they received rehab and are wondering what they should do to continue to improve; or, on the contrary, if one is able to do less for themselves than when they first returned home from rehab, we can evaluate and make recommendations for “getting back on track”. These individuals may also benefit from information regarding the latest equipment and techniques being used in cutting edge spinal cord injury rehabilitation.

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Mary Sue Kerr
(800) 345-9972 (ext. 7200)
(540) 332-7200