REHABILITATION SERVICES
MAKING MIRACLES ROPER
Anthony Macchio-Young has made great strides at the Roper Rehabilitation Hospital, with help from Katherine Bennett, PT, DPT.
I
T WAS A TRIUMPHANT return to Roper Rehabilitation Hospital. I was powered by my own two feet – not a limp in
sight – appropriately dressed in street clothes (“It’s nice to see you dressed up,” Dr.
BY BARBARA MILLEN PATRICK
Douglas McGill said.) and excited to learn about the new advances in therapy and care since my extended stay in 2010.
As I type these words, I am grateful to Caitlin West, who, as my occupational therapist, was charged with coaxing movement – even the smallest twitch – from my suddenly useless right hand. And when I head out for a walk, I hear my physical therapist Jessica Trego’s voice urging me to walk a little further. Struck down by a stroke, my life changed in an instant and I, quite literally, became an invalid.
I was encouraged to go to a re- hab hospital for intensive therapy. I chose Roper Rehabilitation Hospital for two reasons: It was conve-
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niently located and it was CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) certified. It is the only Lowcountry hospital to hold the CARF certification, one of only three in the state accredited for stroke rehab and one of only two accredited for brain injury and spinal cord injury. I spent the better part of a month as an inpatient, fol- lowed by several weeks of additional outpatient rehab. So when my friend – and Media
Services publisher – Bill Macchio’s son suffered a traumatic brain injury, I knew Anthony could benefit from Roper’s services. He has made great strides since starting outpatient therapy, and it seems possible that one day his wheelchair will be a thing of the past. According to Cathy Terrell,
director of Roper Rehabilitation Hospital and Rehabilitation Services, about 1,100 people pass through during the course of the year, with the length of stay varying from three days to three months. Te 52-bed
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hospital is inside the main hospital on Calhoun Street and serves pa- tients with a variety of conditions that include stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, serious fractures and knee and hip joint replacements, as well as neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis, Guillain-Barré syndrome and Parkinson’s disease. Recovery is a multifaceted team effort led by a physiatrist and involv- ing physical therapists, occupational therapists, recreational therapists, speech and language pathologists and neuropsychologists. Social work case managers are available to help make sense of the patients’ suddenly altered lives. Many advances have been made just in the last few years that are helping patients recover more of their lost abilities. Te ReoGo is a robotic device that helps regain upper body strength essential to fight neurologic conditions. Bioness equipment helps diminish issues such as foot drop and hand function and the functional electrical stimulation
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