To complement and round out the comprehensive services offered by the Cartilage Restoration Center at Euclid Hospital, the program provides rehabilitative therapy and nutrition counseling for patients. These valuable services are available right at the hospital and are delivered by skilled, highly trained and certified professionals.
Rehabilitative Therapy
After undergoing a procedure, a patient may benefit from rehabilitative therapy. As prescribed by a physician, these therapy programs help patients achieve their optimal level of mobility and function. At Euclid Hospital, patients can take advantage of the highly regarded Center for Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, where the professional staff shares a passion for healing body, mind and spirit.
The Center’s prominent reputation is based on solid statistics, as well as on recommendations of medical professionals, patients and family members of patients who all appreciate the Center’s:
- personalized, team approach
- common mission among the staff to improve the quality of life for patients
- soothing lakefront setting with a healing garden featuring waterfalls and pathways
- Cleveland Clinic physicians and specialists
- rehabilitation (rehab) programs custom-made for each individual patient
- speedy restoration of patients’ motion and movement
- skilled medical attention only seconds away in the hospital
People are also attracted to the Center because it offers a complete spectrum of services – from pre-admission testing, through surgery and post-surgery rehab – all within the same hospital complex. Rehabilitative services for cartilage restoration patients include:
- physical, occupational, speech and audiology therapy
- home exercise programs that are custom-tailored for individual patients, following their orthopaedic surgeon’s requests
- warm water exercise and aquatic therapy
- arthritis classes
- scar management (to reduce the appearance and discomfort of scars)
- sports medicine
- therapies aimed at improving flexibility, mobility and gait (walking)
- hand therapy
- pain and swelling management
No matter what your age or health status, the rehabilitation professionals at Euclid
Hospital can help you return to functioning at your best possible level.
Nutrition Counseling
Offered by a registered dietician and licensed nutritionist, nutrition counseling is specially customized for each, individual patient and their unique needs. During counseling sessions, the dietician evaluates a patient’s current eating habits, assesses their nutritional needs and develops a detailed food plan that works with the patient’s particular lifestyle.
During one-on-one sessions, the nutrition counselor provides:
- customized dietary plans for individual patients’ specific needs
- education, including numerous educational materials
- support follow-up to help patients make and maintain their dietary goals
Nutrition counselors at Euclid Hospital are also certified in diabetes education and adult weight management training. For patients who are overweight, counseling sessions focus on achieving optimal weight. For athletes, the sessions concentrate on ensuring proper nutrition for optimal bone health and healing.
While some patients may require only one brief nutrition counseling session, others may need ongoing or multiple sessions. Whatever your dietary needs may be, the nutrition counselors at Euclid Hospital can help.