The pediatric
rehabilitation service provides state-of-the-art comprehensive outpatient pediatric rehabilitation to newborns, children and young adults.Treatment is offered for a variety of problems including but not limited to:
- Cerebral palsy
- Neural tube defects(spina bifida)
- Acquired and congenital limb deficiencies and amputations
- Multiple trauma
- Traumatic brain injury
- Cerebrovascular diseases (strokes)
- Brain and spinal cord tumors
- Spinal cord injuries and diseases
- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and allied conditions
- Orthopaedic conditions
- Post-infections, neurologic conditions (Guillian-Barre syndrome, Lyme disease, transverse myelitis)
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Chromosomal disorders
- Torticollis
- Sensory integration dysfunction
- Spasticity
- Devlopmental delay
The goal of the service is to meet the medical and physical needs of patients and their families so our patients can become happy, healthy and productive adults. The Hospital for Joint Diseases (HJD) and the Rusk
Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (RIRM) have partnered to create this important service provided by the Center for Children. The service provides outpatient rehabilitative care and on-site educational programs
for children and their caregivers at HJD.
The needs of our children are complex; therefore treatment is organized around a rehabilitation team. The team works together to develop patient-specific short
and long-term goals and monitor each child's progress to ensure the goals are met. The rehabilitation team consists of the following health professionals:
- Pediatric Physiatrist
- Physical therapist
- Occupational therapist
- Nursing
- Speech and language pathology
- Swallowing
- Vocational services
- Psychology
- Therapeutic recreation
- Social work
- Orthotist
- Prosthetist
Depending on the needs of the individual patient, the team will be expanded to include urologic, neurologic, neurosurgical and orthopaedic consultation services. Additional consultation services are easily
provided at the Center for Children because these physicians are located at the Center and are readily available to treat your child. This allows for more coordinated, efficient and convenient care.
To schedule
an appointment or to obtain additional information, please contact
(212) 598-2330 or email us at
