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What are some differences between acute therapy and rehab therapy?
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What are some differences between acute therapy and reh... - June 8, 2008 9:27:50 PM
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rehabandrea
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I would simply like some feedback on the differences between Physical Therapy in an acute care hospital as opposed to Physical Therapy in a rehab hospital setting.
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RE: What are some differences between acute therapy and... - June 10, 2008 6:33:51 PM
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mcbot
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acute- im thinking of a "health south" type of facility. Where patients get 3 hours therapy a day and quicker in/out. next sent to rehab where decline in amount of therapy given daily.
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RE: What are some differences between acute therapy and... - June 10, 2008 6:54:23 PM
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aph401
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ORIGINAL: mcbot
acute- im thinking of a "health south" type of facility. Where patients get 3 hours therapy a day and quicker in/out. next sent to rehab where decline in amount of therapy given daily.
umm, no. acute care deals with new injuries, post-op patients, cancer patients, patients who often have multiple co-morbities, and wound care in some hospitals. basically, it is the initial treatment a patient is receiving when the problem is "fresh" and they are still in the hospital for it, meaning you will often see them only a few days, and then they continue some type of outpatient or home health therapy if needed after leaving the hospital.
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RE: What are some differences between acute therapy and... - June 10, 2008 7:11:43 PM
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mcbot
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k- get it. healthsouth is post-acute.
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RE: What are some differences between acute therapy and... - June 10, 2008 9:20:37 PM
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KAK
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Rehabandrea,
As Aph401 stated, acute therapy is therapy which is provided for a patient when they are in the hospital. These patients tend to be sicker and the focus is typically on mobilizing them. For example, some one who just had a stroke would receive therapy initially consisting of bedside exercises progressing to transfer and walking when medically stable. Another example would be someone who just had surgery for a hip fracture. This patient would begin some simple exercises; work on getting in and out of bed and walking. They might be seen once or twice a day for 30 min. sessions. The patients are not kept in the hospital any longer than necessary (usually two to three days for the hip fracture).
A patient, who is medically stable, but not independent enough to go home from the hospital, may qualify for a rehab stay. The patient stays at the rehab center and typically receives three hours of therapy a day. The length of stay is typically a few weeks.
I’m not sure is that is what you were looking for…
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