Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation

A brain injury is an insult to the brain (external or internal) that may result in impairments of cognitive abilities or physical functioning.

WashU Medicine Physical Therapy provides comprehensive rehabilitation for individuals with traumatic or acquired brain injuries, focusing on enhancing mobility, function, and quality of life through personalized care.

Overview

Our interdisciplinary team of physical therapists (PTs), occupational therapists (OTs), and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) provide on-on-one care and work with you to create a unique treatment plan based on your needs.  Additionally, we have a full-time social worker available to assist with counseling and accessing various resources throughout the community.

Your Visit Includes:

• Functional training: Individualized evidence-based exercise programs to manage symptoms such as mobility issues like transfers, muscle weakness, s, and pain.
• Gait Training: Individualized gait training including high intensity gait training with vital sign monitoring, use of overhead track system or LiteGait, progression of assitive devices, recommendation on bracing.
• Strength, Conditioning and Balance Training: Exercises to improve muscle strength, flexibility, and endurance.
• Adaptive Equipment: Recommendations for assistive devices and adaptive tools to enhance independence and function.
• Cognitive and Visual Skills Training: Activities to improve cognitive abilities, emotional regulation, and visual skills.
• Communication and Swallowing: Enhancing communication abilities and providing strategies for swallowing safety.
• Specialty Programs: Including assistive device selection, wheelchair seating and mobility evaluations, augmentative and alternative communication device evaluation and treatment, and dysphagia management.
• Concussion Management: Specific care and treatment for individuals with concussions.

Our Approach:

Our therapists exclusively provide one-on-one care to support your recovery and adapt our treatments to your evolving needs. Our therapists design comprehensive and individualized rehabilitation plans, utilizing evidence-based practices to help you regain optimal function.

Every WashU Medicine physical therapist holds a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree, with many having board-specialist certifications in specific areas of practice. Our clinicians are trusted experts in evaluating and treating neurologic conditions and are committed to providing comprehensive and compassionate care.