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Arthritis Rehabilitation Program
Fairlawn provides comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation services designed to meet the medical and therapeutic needs of individuals with arthritis and related conditions. This includes individuals who are newly diagnosed and those with long-term diagnosis or disability.
Goals
Treatment focuses on:
- Maximizing daily functional skills
- Educating patients about the disease
Services
Services include:
- Medical/Therapeutic Evaluations
- Therapeutic Exercise
- To maintain joint range of motion/muscle strength
- Improve balance for increased safety/fall prevention
- Spine stabilization for integration into activities of daily living
- Conditioning to improve endurance for activities of daily living
- Techniques to Improve
- Joint Protection
- Energy Conservation
- Work Simplification
- Edema
- Pain Management
- Manual technique for joint and soft tissue mobilization
- Patient Education About
- Anatomy/Physiology of Joints and Arthritis
- Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle
- Adaptive Equipment/Techniques to improve independence and ease in performing activities of daily living
- Ergonomics
- Body mechanics to decrease risk of cumulative trauma disorders
Overview • Outpatient Programs
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