Like many of the services here at Well Way Rehab Solutions rehabilitation medicine focusses on optimising recovery following severe injuries and improving function, thus facilitating participation in society for all individuals.
The service manages a variety of clients who may present with Neurorehabilitation and musculoskeletal medicine needs. Common conditions our rehabilitation medicine physicians work with include:
- Traumatic brain injury
- Spinal cord injury
- Stroke
- Progressive neurological conditions
- Musculoskeletal and orthopaedic injuries
Common interventions undertaken by the service includes:
- Assessment, treatment, and recommendations of medical rehabilitation needs
- Communication with clients’ consultants, GP and any other health professions regarding their medical / rehabilitation status
- Practical procedures to reduce pain, spasticity, and other impairments
- Collaboratively assessing patients for complex assistive technologies, such as specialist wheelchair seating
- Working in the assessment and management of patients with disorders of consciousness
- Medico-legal assessment and report writing