Physical therapy and rehabilitation
Physical rehabilitation in Aurora, Colorado
Rehabilitative therapy can help you take control of your life.
At HCA HealthONE Aurora, our therapies are designed to help you return to your everyday activities as quickly as possible. We begin working with you immediately after surgery, and throughout your hospital stay, to reduce pain while improving overall mobility.
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Free health-related advice is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Free health-related advice is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Rehabilitation services we provide
To ensure patients receive individualized care for their unique situation, we offer a variety of rehabilitation services.
Neurological rehabilitation
Our therapists offer specialized care when you have experienced a neurological event. We have also developed a comprehensive care program with our sister facility, HCA HealthONE Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital. This licensed acute rehabilitation center specializes in neurological rehabilitation. Our partnership with them allows you to transition smoothly from the acute-hospital setting to a rehabilitation facility.
Occupational therapy
Occupational therapy is most beneficial when you have a limited ability to perform everyday tasks and maintain or resume independent living. Our occupational therapy program aims to restore cognitive/perceptual deficits and optimize your ability to engage in everyday life. We focus on:
- Independent dressing and bathing
- Increased safety at home
- Resuming leisurely activities
- Returning to work
- Upper extremity splinting for weakness and spasticity
Physical therapy
Physical therapy involves medically supervised exercise that helps you restore and maintain maximum movement and function. Physical therapy treatments may include:
- Cardiovascular exercise
- Endurance training
- Gait and balance training
- Manual therapy techniques
- Modalities that reduce inflammation
- Pain management techniques
- Strength training
- Wound care
Speech therapy
Speech therapy helps when you have experienced an injury or condition that limits your ability to communicate or swallow. When you're a part of our speech therapy program, we work to help you regain your speech at the highest level. To do this, we offer a variety of services and work closely with other therapists to ensure a comprehensive and effective treatment plan.
Our speech language pathologists provide evaluation, treatment and counseling when you are experiencing difficulties in the areas of:
- Cognition
- Communication
- Memory
- Receptive and expressive language
- Speech
- Swallowing
- Voice
Additional services we offer
In addition to our main forms of therapy, we also offer additional specialized services to help patients heal. These include:
- Care before and after spine surgery, including preoperative spine classes
- Care before and after total joint replacements, including a total joint preoperative classes
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