Rehabilitation Center at Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center - Northridge, CA

About Rehabilitation Center at Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center

Rehabilitation Center at Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a rehabilitation center that offers many services, including brain injury treatment, traumatic brain injury, and driver preparation. Visit Rehabilitation Center at Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center located at 18300 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA. This Northridge rehabilitation center is one of the best in California. As part of the Dignity Health network, Rehabilitation Center at Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center is dedicated to delivering high quality, compassionate care and access to Northridge and nearby communities.

Services We Offer

• Brain Injury Treatment
• Driver Preparation
• Hand Rehabilitation
• Home & Community Day Treatment
• Occupational Therapy
• Outpatient Therapy: Physical, Occupational & Speech
• PET Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Pool Therapy
• Psychology
• Rehabilitation Nursing
• Rehabilitation Physicians
• Return-to-Work Program
• Rewalk Robotics
• Rehabilitation Physicians
• Return-to-Work Program
• Rewalk Robotics
• Social Services
• Stroke Rehabilitation
• Therapeutic Recreation
• Wheelchair Sports

Brain Injury Treatment

Emergency care for moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries focuses on making sure the person has enough oxygen and an adequate blood supply, maintaining blood pressure, and preventing any further injury to the head or neck.

Driver Preparation

Driver preparation is designed to walk a person through all of the information contained in the state driver handbook.

Hand Rehabilitation

Hand rehabilitation is a type of therapy performed by an occupational or physical therapist for patients that have conditions affecting the hands and upper extremities.

Home & Community Day Treatment

Home and community day treatment provides much-needed mental health services to people in their homes and community. This allows patients to remain in the comfort of their own home while getting intensive mental health treatment, rather than having to be admitted to a psychiatric ward.

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy is a form of therapy that is designed to help people develop, retain, or regain the ability to do the things they need and want to do in daily life, such as work, school, housework, exercise, and recreational activities.

Outpatient Therapy: Physical, Occupational & Speech

Outpatient therapy services make it possible for people to access physical, occupational, and speech therapy without the need to be admitted to a hospital. Outpatient therapy can be offered by a clinic located in the hospital or a separate facility.

PET Therapy

Positron emission tomography (PET) therapy is the use of a PET scan to help determine if a patient with advanced lung cancer is a candidate for radiation therapy. The PET scan uses radiotracers (radioactive substances) to determine if the cancer has metastasized.

Physical Therapy

Physical therapy, also known as physiotherapy, is a service that teaches patients movements and exercises to improve their strength, flexibility, and range of motion. Physical therapy is used to help people recover physical injury, chronic conditions, and disabilities.

Pool Therapy

Pool therapy, also known as aquatic therapy, is a form of exercise that is done in the water. This form of therapy helps relieve pain due to osteoarthritis and other conditions and help the patient build and maintain strength, flexibility, and range of motion.

Psychology

Psychology is an area of healthcare that involves the study of the mind and behavior. It can be used to treat mental health conditions, emotional disturbances, and behavioral issues. This treatment typically includes the use of psychotherapy to help patients change the way they think and behave.

Rehabilitation Nursing

Rehabilitation nurses provide care improve functionality and quality of life to people who have physical impairments of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, joints, bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons due to injury, illness, or disability.

Rehabilitation Physicians

Rehabilitation physicians provide care that is focused on restoring or enhancing functionality and quality of life to people who have physical impairments of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, joints, bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons due to injury, illness, or disability.

Return-to-Work Program

A return-to-work program is a program that is designed to help people who have difficulty performing their job-related duties return to work. This may include having them return part-time or in a reduced-capacity role or having them switch to a volunteer role.

Rewalk Robotics

ReWalk Robotics is a bionic walking assistance system that is comprised of powerful mechanical leg attachments that help paraplegics stand, walk, and even climb stairs. The system is battery operated and is controlled via a device that is worn on the wrist.

Social Services

Social services are a range of public services that are offered by public and private organizations. These services are designed to provide communities with services such as education, health care, food assistance, subsidized housing, and police and fire services.

Stroke Rehabilitation

Stroke rehabilitation involves supportive care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy to help the patient regain strength and coordination. This helps the patient relearn skills and recover their independence.

Therapeutic Recreation

Therapeutic recreation is a process that utilizes activity-based interventions to address the assessed needs of individuals as a means to psychological and physical health and recovery and well-being.

Wheelchair Sports

Adaptive sports are competitive or recreational sports for people with disabilities. Adaptive sports often run parallel to typical sport activities. However, they allow modifications necessary for people with disabilities to participate and many sports use a classification system that puts athletes with physical challenges on an even playing field with each other.