At Rusk Rehabilitation Center, we provide our
patients with a vast array of advanced treatment options- many of which were
discovered and pioneered by our own physicians and staff. We will continue to
discover new ways to treat an illness through our partnerships with University of Missouri HealthCare and
HealthSouth.
- Constraint-induced movement therapy - limits use of the normal arm to
promote use of the paralyzed arm, which assists in recovery of weak muscles after
a stroke.
- Functional electrical stimulation (FES) – involves the use
of electrical current on muscles to restore lost movements and regain function.
- FES powered cycling - allows patients with paraplegia to pedal
a special bicycle. This provides an excellent workout to increase muscle strength,
decrease stiffness and pain and improve endurance and cardiac conditioning.
- Partial body weight supported walking – helps patients practice walking on the
ground or treadmill while their weight is supported by an overhead harness. This treatment
increases muscle strength and improves endurance and balance.
- Balance Retraining - helps patients improve balance through
the use of advanced computerized equipment.
- Vestibular Program - highly specialized therapists evaluate and
treat patients experiencing dizziness
- Voice Biofeedback (Visipitch) - helps improve voice quality
- Augmentive Communication - a wide range of devices are used to
enhance communications
- Aquatics - patients perform therapeutic exercises in a warm
water pool
- Wheelchair Seating and Positioning Clinic - patients are evaluated
and fitted for a special custom wheelchair and cushion to achieve effective and safe mobility
- Lymphedema - outpatient program that provides treatments to improve
and control extremity swelling (edema)
- Performing Arts - an outpatient program designed to treat and prevent
the unique injuries of musicians, dancers and other performing artists
- Spasticity - individually prescribed therapies in combination with
oral and injectable medications to control muscle stiffness (spasticity) and spasms
- Pelvic Pain and Incontinence - involves exercise, biofeedback and
electrical stimulation specifically designed to reduce urinary incontinence
- Diabetic Foot - therapy involving the use of a shortleg cast that applies
equal pressure to the foot and enhances healing time of a diabetic foot wound
- Aphasia Clinic - comprehensive assessment of aphasia and neglect
- Concussion Clinic - multidisciplinary assessment after a concussion,
which may involve a neurologist, neuropsychologist, occupational therapy, physical therapy
and social work/counseling
- Vital Stim--Information on Vital Stim- - uses neuromuscular stimulation to stimulate the muscles
responsible for swallowing; at the same time, trained specialists help patients "reeducate"
their muscles through rehabilitation therapy
- Gait Disorders Program - designed for patients that have experience a
loss of motor skills, including the inability to ambulate or ambulate safely with such
specialized equipment like the Autoambulator™ LiteGait® and the Balance Master®
- STEPP (supportive training and education for people with pain) - helps
people with chronic pain learn how to more effectively manage their lives
- Occupational Performance Center - an innovative program which is designed
to introduce the role of "work" in the early stages of rehabilitation
- Functional Capacity Evaluations - a systematic process of assessing an
individual's physical capacities and functional abilities for return to work purposes
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