Personalized Support for a Wide Range of Conditions or Surgical Procedures
Whether your child or teen has experienced a temporary impairment, trauma or injury, is managing a chronic medical condition or is recovering from a complex surgery, the Inpatient Rehabilitation Program offers a comprehensive, tailored approach. We aim to alleviate pain, enhance strength, reduce the effects of impairments and boost overall function and engagement in daily activities. Our team will address your child’s specific challenges with expert care, compassion and dedication.
Common conditions that may require rehabilitation services include:
Cancer and blood disorders
- Brain tumors, an abnormal growth of tissue in the brain
- Leukemia, a common pediatric cancer that begins in blood cells
- Hodgkin lymphoma, also called Hodgkin disease, a cancer that starts in the immune system
- Sickle cell disease, a genetic blood disorder
Cardiac disorders
- Acquired cardiac disorders, in which your child develops a heart condition
- Congenital cardiac disorders, in which your child is born with a heart condition
- Complex heart surgeries, procedures and transplants
Chronic pain, a type of pain that lasts for more than three months
Neonatal disorders
- Complications of prematurity, health issues that can develop in babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy
- Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, a type of brain injury that occurs due to a lack of oxygen to the brain before or shortly after birth
- Inborn errors of metabolism (IEM), genetic conditions that affect how your child processes food
Neurological disorders
- Brain abscess, a pocket of infection in the brain
- Cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder that causes problems with a child’s normal motor function
- Demyelinating disorders, conditions that cause damage to the myelin (a protective sheath) in the brain, spinal cord and nerves
- Epilepsy, a brain condition that causes a child to have recurring seizures
- Functional neurological disorder (FND), in which the nervous system doesn’t send correct signals to the brain, causing tics, tremors, speech issues, vision issues and more
- Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a short-term disorder that can cause muscle pain, weakness and paralysis
- Spina bifida, a congenital condition that causes problems in the spine, spinal cord and surrounding nerves
- Spinal cord injuries, including nontraumatic spinal cord injuries and acute spinal cord injuries
- Strokes, or cerebrovascular accidents, which occur when blood flow to the brain is stopped
- Trauma-related spine conditions
- Traumatic and nontraumatic brain injuries
Neuromuscular disorders
- Diseases of the neuromuscular junction, disorders that cause muscle weakness and fatigue
- Disorders of the peripheral nerve, damage to nerves outside the brain and spinal cord
- Hereditary cerebellar disorders, which affect balance, coordination and speech
- Motor neuron diseases, progressive disorders that affect muscle activity
- Muscular dystrophies, genetic disorders that cause progressive muscle weakness
Orthopedic and musculoskeletal (bone, muscle and joint) disorders
- Fractures, a partial or complete break of a bone
- Bone and joint reconstructive surgeries, to repair damaged bones or joints
- Bone or joint replacement surgeries, to replace a damaged bone or joint with an artificial bone or joint
- Tendon repairs, to fix a joint affected by a torn or damaged tendon
- Amputations, the surgical removal of a limb
- Congenital limb difference, when an arm or leg doesn’t form normally
Pulmonary conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive lung disease that makes breathing difficult
- Cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that produces mucus in the lungs, making it difficult to breathe
- Pulmonary hypertension, high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs