Orthopedic Rehabilitation

After a traumatic bone, muscle, or joint injury or surgery, Burke Rehabilitation can provide the thorough care and intensive therapy you’ll need to aid your recovery.

Benefits of Orthopedic Rehabilitation

When you experience an orthopedic injury or have surgery, take comfort in knowing that Burke Rehabilitation will help you:

• Maximize recovery from orthopedic surgeries or injuries' physical, cognitive, and psychological impacts
• Get high-quality, patient-centered rehabilitation
• Experience rehabilitation through teamwork that values communication and collaboration
• Focus on your strengths and use tools to help with any limitations.
• Minimize barriers to participating in life and learn alternative ways to engage when needed
• Prepare yourself and your support system for the next step in your rehabilitation

Orthopedic Conditions We Treat

Get orthopedic rehabilitation care for people ages 16 and older with:

• Arthritis
• Back pain, lower back pain
• Bursitis
• Carpal tunnel syndrome and other nerve entrapments
• Foot and ankle disorders
• Fractures of the upper and lower limbs
• Hip and knee joint replacements requiring complex medical care
• Multiple traumatic injuries
• Osteoporosis
• Rotator cuff syndrome
• Tendonitis

For additional information about the program, please refer to the program description [PDF]

Inpatient Orthopedic Rehabilitation

You’ll find high-quality, compassionate rehabilitation care at Burke. After an injury or surgery, you may need to stay in a hospital setting for a short time until you’re well enough to go home. Because you’ll see many types of professionals, you’ll get well-rounded care that addresses all your needs. Rehabilitation nurses and doctors are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

• Personalized Care Plan

  Access services at Burke that help you feel more confident and comfortable about your recovery journey, including:

  • Accommodating your dietary needs and special requests and respecting your cultural and religious needs
  • Counseling you and your family/caregiver on precautions, assistance, self-care, and well-being
  • Diagnosis-specific education and training
  • Medical services and consultations, including wound care
  • Occupational therapy, including wheelchair fitting
  • Orthotics/prosthetics
  • Physical therapy
  • Recreation therapy
  • Spiritual care and peer support opportunities

• Orthopedic Therapy Team

  Your Burke Rehabilitation Hospital care team puts you at the center of goal setting and treatment. Team members meet weekly to discuss how you’re doing and adjust your personalized care plan, so you make steady progress. Team members may include:

  • Doctor specializing in orthopedic rehabilitation
  • Other specialty doctors as needed
  • Nurses
  • Wound care specialists
  • Occupational therapist
  • Physical therapist
  • Recreational therapist
  • Social worker