After You Are Discharged
Here For You Even After You Go Home
Your long-term success is important to our entire team as you transition home or to your next level of care. Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana (RHI) offers several resources to you following your inpatient rehabilitation stay.
Post-Acute Outpatient Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury
RHI continues to care for patients even after they're discharged through Outpatient Therapy. The following are details on some of the Specialized Outpatient Programs that might be appropriate for your post-discharge treatment regimen:
RHI Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist giving positive instructions to get this patient back on the road, and driving safe.
Fitness Program
- Provides adaptive workout equipment for persons with disabilities
- Every Tuesday/Thursday from 5:00 - 6:00 pm at our Eagle Highlands facility
RHI Sports Program
The Adaptive Sports Program offers adaptive sports including fencing, archery, hand cycling, waterskiing, wheelchair tennis, wheelchair basketball, track, wheelchair racing, quad rugby, power soccer, and beep basketball. For more information, contact Jeanine Stellmack at 317-329-2281 or Jeanine.stellmack@rhin.com.
RHI’s Wheelchair Tennis Team- serve it, smash it, win it, love it.
Wheelchair Seating & Positioning Clinic
RHI provides a comprehensive Wheelchair Seating & Positioning Clinic for new wheelchairs or seating modifications. RHI has therapists who are Assistive Technology Practitioners with advanced training and certification in seating and positioning. Evaluation and recommendations are completed and sent to your physician for approval of medical necessity. We take a team approach involving you, OT, PT, the wheelchair vendor (client's choice) and your physician.
General Physiatry Clinic
The General Physiatry Clinic is designed to support the delivery of individualized programs of care for patients suffering from back pain and musculoskeletal conditions. The goal is to address issues up-front so that patients can fully participate in their recovery and be themselves again.
United Spinal Association Resources
Living with a spinal cord injury or disease can be an overwhelming experience at first. Finding the right resources and support can be difficult without help. That is why we have partnered with the United Spinal Association and their New Beginning Backpack program. This exciting new program helps get resources and information into the hands of newly injured individuals.