Physical Therapy Hudson Valley

HELEN HAYES HOSPITAL AWARDED THREE-YEAR CARF ACCREDIDATION

CARF International has announced that Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw, NY has been accredited for a period of three years. The latest accreditation is the sixth consecutive three-year accreditation that the international accrediting body has awarded to the specialty physical rehabilitation hospital. Helen Hayes Hospital has received this accreditation for 13 rehabilitation programs, one […]

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Posted On: January 7, 2016

Ensuring Access to Physical Rehabilitation Care

Looking ahead to 2016 and beyond As we prepare to open the door on a new year, I know I speak for everyone at Helen Hayes Hospital in saying we stand ready to care for each and every patient who turns to us for treatment. We all know how suddenly lives can change – a […]

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Posted On: January 7, 2016

The Helen Hayes Hospital Foundation. Proudly supporting the region’s premiere physical rehabilitation hospital

In my travels around Rockland and Orange and Bergen Counties, I find that many people know about Helen Hayes Hospital, and the excellent rehabilitation services it provides. Some (of a certain age) know who Helen Hayes MacArthur was (hint-First Lady of the American Theater). But very few seem to be familiar with the Helen Hayes […]

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Posted On: December 15, 2015

Benefits of Inpatient Rehab Following Joint Replacement Surgery

Why Inpatient Rehabilitation after a total hip or knee replacement verses just going home from the acute care hospital? This seems to be a question that comes up within the rehabilitation community. From working first hand on the inpatient orthopedic unit at Helen Hayes Hospital, a number of reasons come to mind. First, achieve faster, […]

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Posted On: November 9, 2015

Preventing Health-care Associated Infections

People can get infections in hospitals and other healthcare settings while being treated for another condition. Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a threat to patient safety. Patients have an important role in preventing infections. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has come up with recommendations for patients to help prevent healthcare-associated infections. Here are six ways […]

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Posted On: October 19, 2015

SubAcute Rehabilitation: An alternative to Intense Rehab

The SubAcute Rehabilitation unit at Helen HayesHospital offers an array of services to patients in need of short- term rehabilitation care before returning home. It offers a less intense level of rehabilitation care, developed to meet a broad range of patient needs. The hospital’s SubAcute unit is well suited for individuals who may not be […]

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Posted On: July 6, 2015

Clinical Innovation Flourishes at the Outpatient Physical Therapy Service

Therapists present unique treatments at national conferences The physical therapists at Helen Hayes Hospital view each patient as a unique individual and focus on each patient’s specific needs. Some of our patients have extremely unusual situations. In these cases the therapist does a lot of problem solving. One such patient arrived at Helen Hayes Hospital […]

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Posted On: May 13, 2015

Rewiring the Brain: Cutting Edge Rehabilitation Techniques

Neuroplasticity, mirror therapy and graded motor imagery At Helen Hayes Hospital, we as clinicians strive to provide the most dynamic and most effective therapies available within our professional practices. Over the 27 years of my practicing occupational therapy, many new treatment interventions have become available and have been proven by research to be effective. The […]

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Posted On: March 2, 2015

Rehab Post Joint Replacement

Intense Inpatient Rehab Offers Patients Maximal Gains Helen Hayes Hospital’s state of the art and highly acclaimed orthopedic rehabilitation unit offers an innovative and intensive therapy program, specially designed for patients who have recently had hip or knee replacement surgery. Our team strongly encourages patients to actively participate in all aspects of their physical and […]

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Posted On: February 6, 2015

Learning How to Slip and Trip

Perturbation Training May Help Prevent Falls Interesting research is being performed on the science behind falls and how to prevent them. We learn in childhood how to resist falls by actually experiencing a fall. There is a thought that one could possibly “inoculate” against a future fall by performing perturbation training. Perturbation training is the […]

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Posted On: February 2, 2015

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