Total Knee Arthroplasty Case Study

Directions: The Ascension Health System’s rehabilitation center offers outpatient physical therapy, occupational health services, plus cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation to get people back to a normal way of living.

Outpatient treatments include aquatic therapy, general orthopedics, occupational therapy, pain therapy, physical therapy, sleep disorders therapy, and speech therapy. On the other hand, rehabilitation hospitals treat major problems including parkinson's disease, stroke, brain injuries, spinal injuries, balance problems, and much more.

I have worked for the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services (WVDRS) for over three years as a Rehabilitation Service Associate. During that time I have been given the opportunity to work with the clients that we serve on a regular basis. However, the practicum experience provided me with an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the rehabilitation process and what it means to work as a team with individuals to achieve goals. The practicum experience also gave me insight on the processes involved in providing individuals information and assistance in finding solutions to help overcome or work through challenges encountered on a daily basis.

Rehabilitation centers are designed to help “restore some or all of a patient’s physical, sensory and mental capabilities that were lost due to injury, illness or disease” (Farlex, 2012). Many doctors will prescribe rehabilitation services after a patient has suffered through an amputation, neurological issues, a variety of orthopedic injuries, spinal cord injuries, stroke or other traumatic brain injuries.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease, highly prevalent in African Americans. African Americans men are 3 times more likely then Caucasians men to have involvement of all three compartments of the knee (Jordan, 2015). Total Knee Replacement (TKR) is a cost-effective treatment. Nonetheless, TKR rates are lower in African Americans.

Mona Heights Rehabilitation Center (MHRC), provides a full network of health care services, including post-surgical care and rehabilitation, multifaceted medical services, skilled nursing and long term care services. We currently employ experienced and devoted staff of physicians, RNs, LPNs, CNAs, social workers, rehabilitation specialist and support staff. Our center’s goal is committed to the highest standards in quality of care to patients.

While observing at Amer-I-Can Work Rehab, I was able to see what it is like to work at a privately owned outpatient physical therapy clinic. Many of the patients at the clinic were over the age of 50, with none under age 16, and many suffered form back injuries. In order to treat all of the patients, a variety of methods were used including stretches with and without resistance bands, isometric strengthening, traction, massage, electric stimulation and ultrasound.

If a person wants something a bit different when it comes to rehabilitation, this center is ideal. They utilize a wide range of therapies, including equine therapy, yoga and strength therapy, art and music therapy, cognitive behavior therapy a along with traditional family and group therapy. A Better Today also offers a sober living program to make transitioning from the center back into everyday life easier on their

At the providence hospital I observed at the two different setting. First I observed at the St. Catherine's rehabilitation center which provide long-term rehabilitation care. The physical therapist at the sub-acute care provide treatment to the chronic ill patient and geriatric patients. The goal of the sub-acute physical therapist is to restore basic mobility and movements.

Rehabilitation facilities provide inpatient care while helping the patient return to the maximum functionality possible. Rehab facilities specialize in physical medicine, physical therapy, and occupational therapy, helping patients recover from the effects of accidents, severe injuries or illnesses, strokes, or serious surgery.

UNC Lenoir Healthcare Rehabilitation center is a wellness rehab located inside UNC Lenoir Healthcare on the seventh floor. We are a fully staffed in patient acute rehab center. We offer rehab services and patients on our floor receive complete and comprehensive care from a multidisciplinary team of professionals. My interview today is with a seventy seven year old, white, widowed woman. She has lived alone since 2009 when her husband passed away and her son lives nearby and checks on her daily. This client was admitted to our rehab facility on 4/4/17 with a hip and wrist fracture due to a fall in her home. I will complete an assessment of the patient and her needs to help gather the necessary information for her care plan that we will go over

For my 2nd level II fieldwork, I have been assigned to Dynamix Rehabilitation. It is a private outpatient practice that provides skilled quality Occupational Therapy specializing in hand, pediatrics, and as well as Physical therapy. They provide care for children, teenagers, and seniors with varieties of diagnoses such as Carpal Tunnels/Tendonitis, fractures, skin contractures, tendon repairs, osteo/rheumatoid arthritic pain, soft tissue trauma, Bursitis, and joint contractures.

People undergo total knee replacement when arthritis or injury erodes the joint's natural cushioning to the point where it's hard to walk even short distances without severe pain.

HealthSouth has a number of rehabilitative programs in place. Ms. McBride speaks of those programs such as an amputee program, arthritis, brain injury, cardiac care, diabetes, hip fracture, joint replacement, trauma, pain management, Parkinson’s

The knee replacements is a procedure that is carried out for the treatment of a knee joint that has been damaged because of osteoarthritis, in which there is a breakdown of joint cartilage as well as the underlying bone. Just like any other operation, knee replacement surgery has risks as well as benefits. In most of the cases, the knee replacement result in serious complications, but in some people it does.