Neurological Disorders Therapy

At CVMC Rehabilitation Services, our team of trained rehabilitation professionals recognizes that the process of recovering from and/or coping with a neurological disorder can be very demanding for both patients and their support system. Through skilled therapeutic intervention, we can help patients through the recovery process by improving their physical, cognitive and communicative abilities.

About Neurological Disorders

The nervous system is a complex system of cells, tissues, and organs that acts to regulate the body's response to both internal and external stimuli. Though our body has established ways to protect this system, it still remains vulnerable. Infection, trauma, degeneration, vascular insults, structural defects and tumors are among some of the ways in which the neurological system can be damaged. The result is a loss of function that, to various degrees, impairs a person’s quality of life.  

Though there is an expansive list of neurological disorders, some of the more common diagnoses encountered in the rehabilitation setting are as follows:

Cerebrovascular Accident

• Cerebral Palsy

Spinal Cord Pathology

• Traumatic & Acquired Spinal Cord Injury
• Transverse Myelitis
• Spina Bifida

Brain Injury

• Anoxic Brain Injury (ABI)
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Brain Tumor

Movement Disorders/ Cerebellar Disorders

• Parkinson’s Disease
• Huntington’s Chorea
• Athetosis
• Ataxia

Lower Motor Neuron / Neuromuscular Pathology

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
• Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS)
• Muscular Dystrophies

Neuropathies Disease/Myelin Diseases

• Guillian Barre Syndrome
• Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Post-Polio Syndrome

Vestibular Disorders

• Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
• Vestibular Neuritis

Speech Disorders

• Dysphagia
• Dysarthria

Treatment

A referral from a qualified practitioner is all that is necessary to begin the rehabilitative process. Once referred to CVMC rehabilitation services, each person is assessed by our trained interdisciplinary team. The team then develops an individualized plan specific to that patient’s condition, abilities and goals. Our main objective is to help each individual attain as high a level of functional independence possible given their specific abilities and neurological condition. Our ultimate goal is to improve upon the person’s quality of life.

Our Neurological Disorders Specialists

Pam Eldredge-Chevalier, PT
Jessica Olive, PT
Sarah Pashby, PT
Rebecca Reed, PT
Lorelei Wyman, PT
Lauren Briere, OT
Christie Sternbach-Feist, OT
Julie Rossignol, OT
Shaun Stephens, SLP
Nancy Mahoney, SLP
Hannah Zajac, PT