Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Center for Rehabilitation
The spinal cord injury treatment at Northridge Hospital is the only one of its size and complexity in northern Los Angeles County. This comprehensive program cares for all types of spinal cord injuries, prepares patients to return home and provides on-going support for lifetime care.
Spinal cord injury care begins when the patient first arrives at the hospital and continues through outpatient care. This level of care has proven to have a significant impact on the patient’s recovery and ability return to a full and active life.
New Skills and Treatment
The care team emphasizes quality of life issues when planning treatment for each patient’s return to the community. Such activities teach patients to assume responsibility for their care in order to be as prepared as possible. Patients learn about their medical condition and how to adjust to present limitations while the building strength and endurance needed for daily living.
Wheelchair sports and a weekly spinal cord injury support group are available.
ReWalk Robotics
The Center for Rehabilitation Medicine at Dignity Health-Northridge Hospital is the only facility in the Valley to offer the ReWalk System™ that helps patients with a Spinal Cord Injury to walk again.
ReWalk is a wearable robotic exoskeleton that provides powered hip and knee motion to enable individuals with a Spinal Cord Injury to stand upright and walk. The system provides user-initiated mobility through the integration of a wearable brace support, a computer-based control system and motion sensors. It allows independent, controlled walking while mimicking the natural gait patterns of the legs.
ReWalk = More Than Walking
The ReWalk technology offers more than walking — users can experience potential physiological benefits as a result of being able to walk. They include:
Reduction of some medications for certain ailments Improved bowel and bladder function Increase of lean muscle mass Decreased muscle spasticity Decrease in body fat Decreased pain and better pain management
The Center for Rehabilitation Medicine has received accreditation from CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities), which assures our program has met leading-edge international standards designed by rehabilitation experts and patients.
Learn More About Rehabilitation Services At Northridge Hospital Medical Center For more information, please call 818.885.8500.
