Outpatient Services and Community Programs

Some outpatient services offered through the Regional Rehabilitation Program are community based programs.

Care We Provide

Progression:

  • Amputee Medical Day Service
  • Complex Adult Wheelchair and Seating
  • Hand Clinic
  • Hydrotherapy
  • Outpatient Rehab for stroke, spinal cord injury, and acquired brain injury populations

Maintenance:

  • Comprehensive Spasticity Management Program
  • Pulmonary Function Clinic
  • Respiratory Outpatient Services

Comprehensive Spasticity Management Program

Contact

Regional Rehabilitation Centre, Level 1
Phone: 905-521-2100 ext. 40803

Services

The goal of the Comprehensive Spasticity Management Program is improve the quality of care for patients challenged with spasticity. Treatments are based on the specific needs and goals of each patient. The interdisciplinary team includes, physiatry, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and orthotics.

Resources

Spasticity Management Brochure
Spasticity Management Program Referral Form

Hydrotherapy

Contact

Hospital main line: 905-521-2100
Clinic Phone: ext. 40918
Intake Office: ext. 40806
Location: Level 1, South

Services

The hydrotherapy team: The team consists of 2 Occupational/Physiotherapist Assistants (OTA/PTA) who work with physiotherapists to provide a water program that meets the specific needs of the patient.

Patients served: Regional Rehabilitation Centre inpatients or outpatients with spinal cord injury or other neurological condition, stroke, amputation, musculoskeletal or acquired brain injury.

Services: The pool is a warm water hydrotherapy pool which is 92-96 degrees Fahrenheit with a depth range from 0.9 metres to 1.4 metres deep. The pool is accessible by ramp, stairs, deck lift and ceiling lift.

Your first visit: Please check in at reception before proceeding to the pool area. On your first visit to the pool you should bring a towel, swimsuit and water shoes. You may want to bring a lock for the lockers in the change room. Please shower at home before arriving for your appointment. Your appointment is one hour in length which includes changing time. Your time in the water is between 30 to 45 minutes in length.

Please note: Bowel and bladder issues must be resolved or managed on a routine before the patient can participate in the pool program. If blood pressure requires monitoring the family physician must provide a written note authorizing the program. Patients with any open areas on their skin cannot participate in the pool program.

Resources

Hydrotherapy Pool

Respiratory Clinic for Spinal Cord Injuries and Neuromuscular Disorders

Contact

Phone number: 905-521-2100- ext  40801
Fax number: 905-577-8233

Hours of operation

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. by appointment

Doctor referral is required.

Check in at the Regional Rehab Centre reception desk.

Services

We can help with your breathing and provide expertise in the following areas: noninvasive ventilation, bipap, breathstacking, pulmonary function testing, cough assist device, ventilator equipment pool and tracheostomy care.

Resources

Keeping your lungs healthy
Going home with a tracheostomy
Breath stacking video 

Urodynamics

Contact

Urology Secretary: ext. 40802
Fax: 905-577-8231

Check in at the regional rehab reception area.

Services

Urodynamics is a bladder test to determine the bladder’s reaction to the filling accommodation and emptying of fluid. This helps in the diagnosis and treatment of bladder dysfunction.

Resources

Urodynamics