Brain Injury & Concussion Rehabilitation
Brain injury or neurological illness can trigger a wide range of medical, physical, cognitive, and behavioral changes. The Brain Injury and Concussion Rehabilitation Program at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ’s Rusk Rehabilitation provides care that is , ensuring you receive the treatment protocol that is best for your particular needs.
This program has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) as an inpatient specialty program for brain injury rehabilitation. It is also 1 of 16 nationally designated model systems for brain injury care and research by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
Conditions We Treat
Our Brain Injury and Concussion Rehabilitation Program team cares for people recovering from brain-related disorders that include:
- anoxic encephalopathy, which is brain damage caused by lack of oxygen
- brain hemorrhage or hematoma
- brain infections and inflammation, also known as encephalitis and encephalopathy
- brain tumors
- concussion
- disorders of consciousness, or minimally conscious state
- gait disorders such as dystonia, chorea, Huntington disease, and ataxia
- hydrocephalus
- mild to moderate brain injuries including concussions
- multiple sclerosis
- neurosurgical procedures such as craniotomies
- Parkinson’s disease
- stroke
- traumatic brain injury caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head
Our Expert Team
In the Brain Injury and Concussion Rehabilitation Program, each patient’s care is coordinated by a neurologist, a neuropsychologist, and a physiatrist who specialize in treating patients with brain injuries. They work together to help you achieve the best possible outcome.
Neurologists evaluate and treat you for any neurological condition, impairment, or difficulty. Neurorehabilitation psychologists focus on how changes in brain function caused by an injury or neurological condition may affect your thought processes, behavior, or emotions, and they help you and your family adjust to those cognitive and physical changes.
Learn more about the physiatrists, doctors who specialize in rehabilitation medicine, in our Brain Injury and Concussion Rehabilitation Program:
Inpatient Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Experts at the Inpatient Brain Injury and Concussion Program at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Orthopedic Hospital and Rusk Rehabilitation at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Hospital—Brooklyn provide care in rehabilitation psychology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech–language pathology, therapeutic recreation, social work, rehabilitation nursing, and nutrition.
Outpatient Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Our outpatient brain injury and concussion rehabilitation services at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Ambulatory Care Center East 38th Street, Rusk Rehabilitation Brooklyn at 60th Street, Rusk Rehabilitation Brooklyn at Seventh Avenue Family Health Center, and Rusk Rehabilitation Brooklyn at Shore Road are designed to help you continue progressing toward your goals after you return home. You and your therapists work together to improve strength, coordination, balance, endurance, attention, problem-solving, and other functional skills. We also offer video visits as an option for people who prefer to participate in cognitive and counseling sessions in the comfort of their home.
Brain Injury Day Treatment Program
Rusk Rehabilitation’s Brain Injury Day Treatment Program is an option for people aged 18 to 70 who have a moderate to severe brain injury and sufficient stamina to handle a 5-hour treatment day. The appropriate starting point for this program is typically several months to several years after the time of the injury or illness. The Brain Injury Day Treatment Program take place at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Ambulatory Care Center East 38th Street.
All participants in the program must be capable of committing to the program’s 20-week cycle and be willing to have their significant others or caregivers participate as active partners in the rehabilitation process.