What types of patients are appropriate for acute inpatient rehabilitation?
Individuals appropriate for treatment in an acute physical rehabilitation program include those disabled as a result of chronic illness such as post-stroke conditions, congestive heart failure, acute arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and other degenerative diseases; those disabled as a result of major, multiple trauma including people with complex orthopedic conditions, burns, brain and spinal cord damage and amputation and those disabled by premature birth or congenital defects.
