Though any spinal cord injury is unfortunate, you are fortunate to have INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe nearby, with the region’s foremost array of therapies, experts and technology.
Your spinal cord is a crucially important part of your central nervous system. It’s responsible for carrying nerve signals such as muscle commands, feelings and senses back and forth from your brain to every part of your body and is protected by your spine. When it’s injured due to traumatic injury, infection or tumors, it can be bruised or torn. This is called a spinal cord injury (SCI), and the results range widely depending on the location and severity of the injury. It can range from minor decreased sensation to paralysis.
Spinal cord injuries are often discussed in terms of whether they are “complete” or “incomplete.” A complete injury means that there is no movement or feeling below the level of the injury, while an incomplete injury means that there is still some degree of feeling or movement below the level of the injury.
Whether you’ve suffered a spinal cord injury or it’s happened to someone you love, you’re likely scared and confused. Though such an injury is certainly unfortunate, you are fortunate to have INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe nearby. Jim Thorpe brings you the region’s most comprehensive collection of therapies, experts and technologies, making life after a spinal cord injury more fulfilling, active and independent than was ever possible before. Your multidisciplinary team of physiatrists, therapists and specialists will be with you through each and every step of recovery – caring not only for the injury but for the whole you.
Since 1985, INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation Center in Oklahoma City has been one of America’s largest and most respected systems for both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation needs.
We don’t want to simply show you the practical side of living after a spinal cord injury. Our goal is to help you live fully – to recover not only as many physical abilities as possible, but to address emotional, mental and social changes as well. To that end, we offer a combination of therapies and services you won’t find anywhere else in the region, including:
There’s a lot we can do to help you recover from a spinal cord injury, but with the cutting-edge technology available to you today at INTEGRIS Health, we can make greater strides than ever before. To augment the human side of recovery, we also offer the latest advances in rehabilitation technology:
Patient and family education is crucial to the rehabilitation process. Therefore, education sessions are held on a regular basis. Topics include, but are not limited to:
INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation feels family/caregiver support is a vital part of the rehabilitation process. Below are some ways we connect:
The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, known as CARF, is the accrediting body for inpatient rehabilitation programs. INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation is the only Inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation facility in Oklahoma accredited for is spinal cord injury specialty program.
This type of accreditation is granted only to organizations that show substantial fulfillment of the standards established by CARF. An organization receiving a three-year accreditation has put itself through a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated that its programs and services are of the highest quality.
Jim Thorpe performs follow up phone calls with survey questions at 3 months and one year post discharge. Questions and answers are analyzed from year to year, and processes are modified to improve areas of need. The following are results from FY 2017 and FY 2018; with FY 2019 coming soon.
