Physical Therapy
Each inpatient and outpatient physical therapy rehab is individually designed and administered by a licensed physical therapist who consistently guides you from that first visit all the way through recovery.
Pain Management
What is the outpatient pain management program?
Many types of chronic pain may not seem serious at a glance, but at Bryn Mawr Rehab we know that long-term pain seriously impacts quality of life, often resulting in debility and depression over time. Chronic pain can be defined as any pain that:
- Persists after an injury has healed, or lasts longer than the usual recovery time
- Interferes with daily life, either at home or at work
- Doesn’t get better after multiple attempts to treat it, including medication, physical therapy or surgery
Chronic pain affects people of all ages and backgrounds. Almost 60 percent of the patients in our outpatient pain management program, offered at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital just outside of Philadelphia, suffer from:
- Atypical pain syndromes
- Back pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Musculoskeletal pain
- Neck pain
- Oncology-related pain
- Spine pain
- Neuropathic pain from damaged or pinched nerves
Our treatment approaches include:
- Physical, occupational and aquatic therapy
- Expert behavioral and stress-management counseling
- Computer biofeedback to help learn pain-reducing relaxation techniques
- Epidural steroid injections to relieve inflammation at the source of pain
- Facet injections that limit pain and increase movement
Our pain management program also draws on integrative medicine approaches to complement traditional pain therapies. These include:
- Acupuncture and intramuscular stimulation to help relieve pain from certain areas of the body
- Prolotherapy regenerative injections for joints, ligaments and tendons
- Other types of alternative medicine to help stimulate the body’s own healing process
The pain management doctors at Bryn Mawr Rehab will oversee any pain medications you might need and will carefully select those with maximum effectiveness and minimal side effects—so that your body can rely on its own ability to feel good again.
Pain management program team
Our team partners with primary care doctors and other specialists for comprehensive physical, diagnostic and psychological evaluations. These evaluations help us to determine whether further tests such as blood chemistry, X-rays or imaging are needed, and ultimately to:
- Minimize the effects of pain
- Maximize function and productivity
- Teach alternate coping methods
- Minimize the need for medication
- Prevent further injury
And ultimately enable you to return to normal activity. We'll develop a treatment plan based on your own interests and will bring our own creativity to keep you motivated!
After finishing our Pain Management Program:
96% of patients able to return to work
60% reduce reliance on medications
Family support for pain management
A support system of family and friends is particularly important for the recovery of a patient who suffers from chronic pain, which can lead individuals into isolation that worsens their psychological challenges. Even the most advanced pain management can't provide relief overnight and family involvement can be a crucial component of recovery inside and outside the pain management clinic.
Vestibular Therapy
At Bryn Mawr Rehab we help patients with chronic or acute dizziness and vertigo get back to active, normal living. With several outpatient locations in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, there’s sure to be a vestibular therapist near you.
Work Hardening Program
For people with work-related injuries and chronic pain, we offer a range of therapies through RehabWorks, a worker rehabilitation program that brings together a multidisciplinary team to support people who have lost functional capacity due to a work-related illness or injury.
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.
Medical Rehabilitation
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.
Assistive Technology Services
Disability and assistive technology combines technological invention with modern medicine, helping people with physical and cognitive disabilities acquire and use devices that help improve mobility and independence.
Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation
With three locations in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, we’re sure to offer pelvic floor rehabilitation near you. Our pelvic floor PTs treat pelvic floor conditions in men and women and we’re able to offer comprehensive treatments for these sometimes complex conditions.
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.