Rehabilitation Technology Services at Children's Specialized Hospital
Outpatient Rehabilitation Technology Clinic
The Rehabilitation Technology Program uses a team approach, to conduct
a detailed evaluation of the
patient with regards to seating, positioning and mobility needs. The team
consists of the evaluating therapist, child, family and in-network Durable
Medical Equipment Supplier. The specialists in the Rehabilitation Technology
Department work with patients currently using or in need of specialized
equipment to enhance their strengths and abilities. By creating highly
tailored specialized equipment, patients are able to participate to the
best of their ability in family, school, community, employment and recreation
activities.
Types of equipment that are recommended include, but are not limited to
the following:
- Manual wheelchairs
- Power wheelchairs
- Custom molded seating systems
- Supportive standers
- Adaptive toileting and bath equipment
- Adaptive strollers
- Gait trainers
The team also works closely with the family and their insurance to secure coverage of cost of this high-tech, custom made equipment.
Outpatient Rehabilitation Technology from a Parent's Perspective: Children's Specialized Hospital's Family Faculty Member, Nancy Panarese, shares her personal experience with Rehabilitation Technology. Click here to watch.
Inpatient Rehabilitation Technology
At Children's Specialized Hospital's New Brunswick inpatient facility, our rehabilitation technology department makes sure our patients are able to navigate their environment with customized equipment for their entire inpatient stay. The team works closely with the child's medical, nursing and therapy staff to find, modify, and/or create appropriate equipment to help our patients with better function and to get moving.
Watch below to learn more about inpatient rehabilitation technology.