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Provider Care Services



        Physical Therapy


        VNSNY physical therapists work to help patients recover
        from a surgery, injury or hospitalization relating to a serious
        illness so that the patient can become self-sufficient and
        return to everyday life to the greatest extent possible. Our
        therapists combine the most up-to-date technologies and
        best-practice protocols with hands-on care to improve
        patient safety, strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination.
        Specifically, our physical therapists:
        •   Assess ROM and strength
        •   Assess safety and mobility equipment needs in the home
        •   Assess need for assistive devices
        •   Assess ability and instruct in transfers and gait training
        •    Create exercise programs for strengthening and

          increased activity
        •   Teach energy conservation and pacing
        •   Instruct in safe mobility
        •   Conduct risk screenings and interventions for falls
        •   Improve balance and coordination training
        •   Educate caregivers on patient safety and assistive care
          methods
        VNSNY also offers an intensive rehabilitation program that
        enables post-hospitalization joint replacement patients to
        rehab safely at home in lieu of at a sub-acute nursing facility.
        Service Area:  All five boroughs of New York City and
        Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties
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