Explore Physical Therapy & RehabilitationLife Therapies
The Department of Rehabilitation Services at UConn Health offers multidisciplinary services including Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech-Language Therapy for patients who have functional deficits which affect life skills due to illness, injury or surgery. A comprehensive evaluation is conducted for each patient, from which an individualized treatment program is developed for each person’s unique needs and goals. Treatment sessions are conducted one-on-one with the therapist in our new Outpatient Pavilion gym. Our gym is fitted with state-of-the-art equipment including a Lyco lift/gait-assist system, Biodex Balance System, Sci-Fit and Life Fitness exercise equipment and an ADL re-training kitchen. Our therapists work closely with both UConn Health and outside providers to help patients restore and preserve their optimal health and physical function.
Life Therapies Services & Specialties
- Functional Retraining
- Strengthening
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Gait/Mobility Retraining
- Balance retraining
- Fall Prevention Education
- Lymphedema Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Communication Disorders
- Swallowing Disorders
- Cognitive Retraining
- Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation & Women’s Health
Conditions Treated
Conditions including, but not limited to:
- Stroke
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Vertigo
- Balance Disorders
- Neurological Diseases
- Arthritis
- Pain
- Postural Impairments
- Orthopedic Injuries
- Impairments Due to Aging
- Pelvic Floor Disorders/Incontinence
- Disability/Impairments Due to Cancer
- Endurance Impairments
- Mobility Disorders
- UE Impairments
- Speech and Language Disorders
- Swallowing Disorders
- Voice Disorders