Aquatic Therapy
Through the aquatic therapy program at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, warm water helps patients relax, enhances functional movement, and boosts confidence and ability.
Medical Rehab
What is medical rehabilitation?
Combining medical practice with therapeutic rehabilitation, the inpatient medical rehab program at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia, supports patients with a wide range of acute or chronic conditions that cause temporary or permanent disability, which may include:
- Renal or metabolic disease
- Cardiovascular disease
- Pulmonary disease
- Immune system disorders
- Cancer
Patients also come for inpatient medical rehab after:
- Multiple trauma
- Postoperative deconditioning
- Organ system failure and transplants
Some of our goals for patients with acute or chronic conditions might include:
- Minimizing deconditioning effects of prolonged bed rest or postoperative complications
- Minimizing secondary complications of cardiac disease and/or surgery
- Increasing independence with ambulation and self-care
- Improving endurance and efficiency of activities of daily living (ADL)
- Developing and implementing energy conservation techniques
Inpatient medical rehabilitation can help patients:
- Manage lifestyle changes including diet, exercise and sexuality
- Reduce anxiety, increase self-esteem and enhance coping mechanisms
- Address the psychological effects of an illness and any resulting impairment
- Transition to outpatient rehabilitation services for continued progress
Ultimately, our aim is to help patients regain as much independence as possible. We take a creative approach to therapy and strive to have patients in therapy a minimum of three hours a day for five out of seven days a week.
Inpatient medical rehab team
The nature of the inpatient medical rehab program requires close collaboration between specialists to address the vocational, social and lifestyle needs of every individual. As an acute rehabilitation hospital, Bryn Mawr Rehab is uniquely positioned for medical rehab with a full range of staffed clinicians, including:
- Rehabilitation physicians
- Rehabilitation nurses
- Pharmacists
- Physical therapists
- Occupational therapists
- Speech therapists
- Psychologists
- Care managers
- Dietitians
- Recreational therapists
- Internal medicine physicians, including a cardiologist
Our therapists tailor exercises specific to your medical status, goals and interests. Programs within inpatient medical rehab might include:
- Oncology program – which improves strength and endurance, and reduces the debilitating effects of major surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy
- Cardiology program – which promotes an improved level of function and an earlier return to activity after a cardiac event or procedure
- Pulmonary program – which increases endurance, strength and mobility while patients learn to conserve energy and minimize respiratory distress
Family support of inpatient medical rehab
For the best results possible, we allow and encourage family members to actively participate in the rehabilitation process. This can be a great support for the patient, as well as an ideal chance for family to get the education and training they may need for life after Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital.
Brain Injury Rehab
Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital was one of the first facilities in the country to offer traumatic and nontraumatic inpatient brain injury rehab as well as outpatient brain injury rehab and has remained one of the best rehabilitation hospitals for brain injury treatment in the Philadelphia region for more than 30 years.
Stroke Rehab
Inpatient and outpatient stroke rehabilitation treatment and complex stroke treatment. We develop a unique stroke rehab therapy plan that help patients immediately build on their strengths and learn to compensate for limitations.
Inpatient and Outpatient Rehabilitation
Learn how Main Line Health can change the lives of you and your loved ones through physical and cognitive rehab for several conditions and injuries.
Kidney Disease Diagnosis
To pinpoint your diagnosis, check for kidney damage and evaluate how well your kidneys are working, nephrologists use several sophisticated tests.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy and sensory integration helps patients who’ve experienced a debilitative injury or illness return to activities of daily living (ADL), such as dressing, eating, writing, shopping, toileting and driving.
Medical Rehab
Combining medical practice with therapeutic rehabilitation, the inpatient medical rehab program supports patients with a wide range of acute or chronic conditions that cause temporary or permanent disability. Our goal is always to help patients regain as much independence as possible.
Spinal Cord Rehab
Where you’ll receive innovative inpatient and outpatient spinal cord rehabilitation care at one of the country's most respected acute rehabilitation hospitals, and 92 percent of our inpatients reach their goals upon discharge and 83 percent of outpatients meet theirs.