The spinal cord injury program at INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation in Oklahoma City offers a comprehensive range of pediatric and adult services to treat injuries and diseases that affect the spinal cord. INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation services range from inpatient and outpatient programs to community and home-based rehabilitative care.
A patient with a spinal cord injury can be admitted to INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation in Oklahoma City from a hospital, another rehabilitation program or from home by a patient, physician or family referral. Our multidisciplinary team focuses on recovery of the whole person and includes members from the following disciplines:
- Physical medicine physicians
- Rehabilitation nursing
- Speech/language pathology
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Nurse case management
- Social work
- Psychological services
- Recreational therapy
- Support system
Also available for the patient is
- Respiratory therapy
- Dietetics
- Pet-assisted therapy
- Music therapy
- Voice activated computer training
- Voice activated hospital bed
- Exercise equipment that is specialized for people with spinal cord injuries
- Specialized seating and positioning
- Pressure mapping (the only system in Oklahoma)
- Wound care specialists
- Vocational rehabilitation counseling
- Home evaluation for accessibility modifications
- Community support groups
- Peer counseling
In addition, therapy is offered seven days a week.
Patient and family education is a vital and important part of the rehabilitation process. Therefore, education groups are held on a regular basis. Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Anatomy
- Secondary medical complications
- Self-care
- Equipment needs
- Community resources
- Sports and leisure
- Sexuality coping and adjustment
Aquatic therapy is often a fundamental source of movement, exercise and mobility for the person with a spinal cord injury. A time is set aside for all spinal cord injury patients peer support, in addition to one-on-one therapy sessions.
The driver assessment and rehabilitation program is a center-based, out-patient program for individuals whose driving ability may be impaired. Staffed by state-certified driver educators and occupational therapists, the program consists of individualized driver assessment and driver training.
Community outings are routinely scheduled and are focused on the individual needs of the patient. Activities the patient participated in prior to his or her injury are emphasized, and new activities are incorporated in the community setting.
Our spinal cord injury program incorporates adaptive equipment and environment control devices that can be used by patients to promote independence while in the center.
We also offer a wide range of community-based support programs and educational services including wheelchair sports and the Central Oklahoma Spinal Cord Injury Association.
INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe offers a lifetime of resources and follow-up for patients with a spinal cord injury because needs and issues may surface for patients upon their return to the community. We remain committed to our patients and their family members long after they leave the hospital.
INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe focuses not only on the care of the individual following spinal cord injury, but on prevention. Members of the spinal cord injury team are affiliated with:
- ThinkFirst Program
- Youthful Drunk Driving Program
Long-term disability management, follow-up care, continuing education and problem solving are always available. In addition, a developing and growing component in our discharge program includes a follow-up telerehabilitation program for patients from rural communities.
If you have questions about INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation or the spinal cord injury program, please call 800-764-7652 or 405-644-5200.