Perspective, Gratitude and Resilience-Some Beginning of the Year Thoughts on Rehabilitation
January 30, 2014For you faithful readers of the Helen Hayes Hospital blog and for newer readers as well, let me begin by wishing you and your loved one’s a happy, safe and…
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PRESS RELEASE: Make Your Home –eSmart! Rehabilitation Hospital Offers Home Accessibility Workshops
January 23, 2014The Helen Hayes Hospital Center for Rehabilitation Technology is hosting a series of “Make Your Home e-Smarter” workshops. The programs are designed for anyone interested in learning more about accessible…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: Hospital Blood Drive Scheduled
Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw will host a Blood Drive on Wednesday February 19, 2014, from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM in the hospital’s Auditorium. There is a continuous…
Read MoreTransitioning into the Community Following Brain Injury
January 21, 2014On November 1, 2013, The Transitional Rehabilitation Center at Helen Hayes Hospital celebrated twelve years of serving the brain injury community. The Center’s Structured Day Program serves the community of…
Read MoreMYOFASCIAL RELEASE: IS IT RIGHT FOR ME?
December 26, 2013Myofascial mobilization is as old as human history itself. The current schools of myofascial manipulation are influenced not only by the most current evidenced based science, but what has been…
Read MoreThe Benefits of Aquatic Therapy
December 17, 2013Aquatic Therapy offered in our 92-94 degree therapeutic pool offers many advantages and benefits to individuals recovering from all phases of injury or illness. The scope of patient diagnoses treated…
Read MoreHelen Hayes Hospital Introduces Side-Alternating Vibration Therapy to its Rehab Programs
December 10, 2013Vibration therapy is a type of neuro-muscular re-education, a treatment technique or exercise performed by an individual with the purpose of improving, via the nervous system, the level of communication…
Read MoreThe role of the case manager
November 26, 2013The case managers at Helen Hayes Hospital are here to help patients and their family members from the time of admission through discharge. Every inpatient at Helen Hayes Hospital is…
Read MoreA Smart Man Makes A Long Trek To Our Smart Apartment
November 19, 2013Rocco Arizzi knows that he soon will be unable to flip the light switches at home. He already cannot open his front door or his window shades. But Rocco doesn’t…
Read MoreLiving with Lymphedema is not easy – here at Helen Hayes Hospital we can help
November 4, 2013Lymphedema is defined as a swelling of a body part (usually a limb), which is caused by insufficient lymph drainage. This is often a result of damaged or blocked lymphatic…
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