Rehabilitation Services is a dynamic area at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre that provides assessment and treatment to a variety of inpatients and outpatients. The primary goal of treatment is to improve the patient’s level of function to his or her maximum ability.

Physiotherapy

Therapists may see the following types of patients:

1. Cardiorespiratory: Chest physio for patients who are post-operative, intubated or with any other respiratory problem.
    
2. Inpatient and Outpatient Orthopaedics: Assessment and treatment of post-surgical hip, knee, shoulder and elbow patients as well as those with fractures and other injuries.
    
3. Medical: Therapy for a variety of medical conditions as well as the frail elderly and failure to cope populations. Therapists of this population are very involved in discharge decisions.
    
4. Neurology: Therapy for patients with neurogical involvement including CVA, ABI and spinal cord injury.
    
5. Return to Work: On-site treatment for staff who have been injured.
    
6. Inpatient Cardiac: Therapy and teaching for patients with cardiac involvement.
    
7. Outpatient Cardiac: Exercise class and teaching for outpatients post-cardiac incident.
    
8. Outpatient Hand Clinic: Assessment and treatment of post-surgical hand, elbow and shoulder patients as well as amputations, fractures and other injuries.
    
9. Stroke Program: A team approach to assessment and treatment for patients with recent stroke.
    
10. Float: Coverage for all programs.
    

Referrals from Emergency and Mental Health are primarily responded to by the medical therapists - both Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.

Occupational Therapy

1. Medical/Surgical/Neuro/Paeds: Individual assessment and therapy for patients in Activities of Daily Living and cognition. Can also be involved in patient mobility and strengthening. Occupational Therapy is an important piece in discharge planning.
    
2. Mental Health: Assessment and treatment of patients with mental health disorders. The focus is on function and assisting them with their transfer back to the community.
    
3. Outpatient Hand Clinic: Assessment and treatment of post-surgical hand, elbow and shoulder patients as well as amputations, fractures and other injuries.
    
4. Stroke Program: Team approach to assessment and treatment of recent stroke.
   

Recreation Therapy

Mental Health: Provides therapeutic leisure activities for those in hospital and works with patients to establish an active lifestyle upon discharge.

Speech-Language Pathology

1. Medical: Assessment and treatment of swallowing and communication disorders.
    
2. Stroke Program: Team approach to assessment and treatment of recent stroke.
   

Regional Joint Assessment Centre: An Advanced Practice Physiotherapist works with the orthopaedic surgeon in the triaging, assessment and follow-up of candidates for hip and knee replacement.

TBRHSC Rehabilitation Team

For more information, please contact:

Scott Munro
Manager, Rehabilitation
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Phone: (807) 684-6272

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