Rehabilitation Therapy
Whatever your illness or injury, our occupational, physical, and speech and language therapists are ready to work with you.
Rehabilitation Therapy
Whatever your illness or injury, our occupational, physical, and speech and language therapists are ready to work with you.
Rehabilitation therapy at UW Medicine
At UW Medicine, we’re dedicated to using the most advanced care to meet your health needs. And our therapists are committed to helping you recover and regain function. We aim to get you back to your routine and the activities you enjoy most.
Our providers know your needs are unique and take a patient-centered approach to your care. We design your individualized therapy program to help you recapture your abilities. As a partner in your recovery, we’ll be by your side every step of your therapy journey.
Types of therapy we offer
We offer a wide variety of therapy options to help restore your complete function. Our therapists are licensed in occupational therapy, physical therapy, or speech and language pathology. They also have advanced training and expertise to provide care in:
Hand therapy
Hand therapists treat a variety of upper extremity conditions, including fractures, dislocations, tendon and nerve injuries, arthritis, deep cuts (lacerations), repetitive stress injuries, and neurovascular compressions.
Inpatient rehabilitation therapy
While in the hospital, we work on your goals, your recovery and maximizing your independence. For severe neurological or traumatic injuries, we offer intensive inpatient rehabilitation.
Neurorehabilitation
We have a broad team of experts in physical, occupational and speech therapy trained to help you improve your independence when treating your neurological condition.
Lymphedema and cancer therapy
Cancer therapy focuses on enhancing function and independence during and after cancer treatment. Our therapists also provide complete decongestive therapy (CDT) to treat lymphedema.
Orthopedic and sports physical therapy
Our therapists work with you to improve your balance, strength, flexibility and overall physical performance caused by a musculoskeletal condition or an injury of the spine or limbs.
Pelvic health physical therapy
We help patients of all genders and ages rebuild pelvic floor muscles and abdominal structures to assist with bowel, bladder and sexual function.
Speech Therapy–Otolaryngology
Our head and neck speech-language pathologists provide management options for voice, upper airway, swallowing and facial nerve disorders.
Vestibular physical therapy
We treat patients with positional vertigo, dizziness, vestibular migraine and neurological conditions like concussion.
Additional therapy services
- Fall prevention for seniors
- Limb loss rehabilitation
- Wheelchair assessments
What to expect
You can count on your therapist to:
- Ask you questions about your level of function and your personal goals.
- Assess how you perform specific activities.
- Partner with you to determine a treatment plan, which includes what types of therapy you will receive, what your home program will be, how often you need to attend therapy and approximately how long it will take to meet your goals.