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An amputation to an extremity may occur due to trauma or disease. Having
an extremity amputated is a life changing event.
Frazier Rehab Institute provides comprehensive treatment and addresses
lifestyle changes to promote independence, function and productivity. Individuals
who have amputations are provided therapy from acute care through outpatient
rehab in order to return to the home and community environments. This
involves not only the patient, but also the family and friends who make
up their support network. Together, Frazier helps ensure a successful
outcome.
Program Goals and Benefits:
- Provide comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach including physical
and occupational therapy and psychology
- Assist patients with adaptive daily living skills
- Educate patients with amputations regarding prosthetic options, community
resources and adaptive recreation.
Features:
- Close relationships with all prosthetic companies in the area: Kentucky
Prosthetics, Louisville Prosthetics, Center for Orthotics and Prosthetics, Hanger Prosthetics
and Orthotics
- Life skills training with emphasis on:
- Adjustment to life without a limb
- Pain management
- Pre-prosthetic limb care
- Skin care
- Preservation of remaining of limbs
- Adaptive mobility (wheelchair training, use of crutches/walkers)
- Frazier Rehab Institute Amputee Rehab Handbook
- Wheelchair prescriptions
- Continuum of care with home health services and/or outpatient services
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