Spinal Cord Injury

St. Joseph’s is a leader in spinal cord injury rehabilitation in Arizona, offering inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, a Spinal Cord Injury Wellness Program and community events.

At St. Joseph’s, we are here to provide all therapy to restore function. We can address traumatic causes of spinal cord injury such as car accidents, motorcycle accidents, gunshot injuries, or diving accidents. We can also address non-traumatic causes of spinal injury such as hemorrhage, infection, inflammation, tumors, or congenital illnesses.

Inpatient Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Our Bruce and Deborah Downey Inpatient Neurorehabilitation Center provides intensive rehab by a team that includes therapists, nurses, social workers, discharge planners, rehab physicians, and neuropsychologists who work together to care for patients with spinal cord injuries.

Inpatient rehabilitation for spinal cord injury includes the following services:

A case manager or social worker who acts as a liaison for patients and families
Therapists with years of Spinal Cord Rehabilitation experience
Treatment team meets weekly to coordinate the rehabilitation goals
Close relationship with medical equipment vendors for discharge equipment planning
Spinal cord injury education classes
Use of the Barrow spinal cord injury library
Access to assisted technology
Recreational therapy integration including use of aquatic therapy and community reintegration
Access to the Spinal Cord Injury Wellness Program