Filtered By Rehabilitation Tag
By CentraState Health|2023-10-31T09:21:36-04:00October 31st, 2023|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation|
Shuvro Ghose felt fine after a cardiac procedure at another hospital in November 2022 – until he tried to swallow medication and began choking. An MRI of his brain revealed he had several small strokes during the procedure. Due to neurological damage from the strokes, Shuvro’s vocal cords wouldn’t [...]
By CentraState Health|2023-09-06T09:51:29-04:00May 1st, 2023|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Pediatrics, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation|
Five-year-old Mikey Mendez loves sea creatures and is obsessed with letters and numbers. His brother, Max, lives up to the term “terrible twos” by being a bit mischievous; he enjoys taking things apart and putting them back together. Their mother, Lauren, says both of her boys are very smart, [...]
By CentraState Health|2022-11-08T12:30:18-05:00January 18th, 2022|Categories: Health A-Z, Neuroscience|Tags: Neuroscience, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, Spine Health, Surgery|
Andrew Ferrara was a three-sport high school athlete when he suffered a football injury that permanently sidelined his athletic career. He herniated two discs in his back as a teen. At the time, the surgery to repair it was risky. So instead, he wore a brace to stabilize his [...]
By CentraState Health|2021-09-29T10:54:48-04:00October 12th, 2021|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation|
When Ray Tipperreiter of New Egypt woke up on Superbowl Sunday to find his driveway covered in snow, he fired up the snowblower and got to work so he could relax and enjoy the game later. However, when he tried to clear a clog in the machine, he severely [...]
By CentraState Health|2021-06-28T12:20:42-04:00July 10th, 2021|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation|
While on vacation at his parents’ house in Durango, Mexico in April 2020, Victor Mendoza-Gutierrez was enjoying a typical ride on his motorcycle—until the driver of a car to his left ignored a stop sign at the intersection. Victor was unable to stop in time and the car slammed [...]
By CentraState Health|2021-07-20T14:43:15-04:00May 1st, 2021|Categories: Neuroscience|Tags: Rehabilitation, Stroke|
Adapting to the changes in life after suffering a stroke is challenging to say the least. There are new medications, therapies, and doctors one must see, not to mention the physical and emotional needs when recovering from a stroke. But patients recovering from stroke don’t need to do it [...]
By CentraState Health|2022-11-08T12:37:30-05:00January 14th, 2021|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Posture for Life, Rehabilitation, Spine Health|
For years, Freehold resident and CentraState Associated Auxiliary member Marie Schubel dealt with stooped posture and pain due to spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease that significantly decreased her ability to walk. “I walked hunched over and couldn’t straighten up or stand for more than 10 minutes,” explains Marie, [...]
By CentraState Health|2021-06-16T14:42:52-04:00January 13th, 2021|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Pediatrics, Rehabilitation|
Before Chandler, age 3, started speech and occupational therapy at CentraState’s OceanFirst Rehabilitation Center, he spoke very little and communicated primarily with pointing, despite having early intervention services. After months of intensive therapy, this now-talkative child has found his voice. Chandler suffered from recurring ear infections that made hearing, [...]
By CentraState Health|2021-03-25T01:34:20-04:00November 15th, 2020|Categories: Coronavirus|Tags: COVID-19, Health, Rehabilitation|
“Screamin’ Steve” Barlotta is a fixture at the Jersey Shore. As the saxophone player for the Sensational Soul Cruisers, he typically performs 200 shows a year. This spring, however, he was struggling to breathe while battling COVID-19. Following a round of antibiotics for strep throat in mid-March, Steve, 57, [...]
By CentraState Health|2022-09-06T11:08:56-04:00October 16th, 2020|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Parkinson’s Disease, Parkinsonism, Rehabilitation|
Mobility and function are among the key indicators of good health across the lifespan, according to Brian Mason, PT, DPT, clinical director of rehabilitation services at CentraState. If you notice you’re having any issues in these areas, CentraState now offers a new Movement Disorder Program that’s designed to detect any [...]
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