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Rehabilitation Medicine
The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, in cooperation with the Rehabilitation Center, provides comprehensive medical care for patients with various functional and other disorders affecting their daily activities, from alleviation of those disorders to support for social rehabilitation. Treatment programs, including functional training and instruction for daily life activities, vary according to individual needs. The department only accepts patients on an outpatient basis.
Medical services
A team of physiatrists, nurses, clinical psychologists, physical therapists (PTs), occupational therapists (OTs), speech therapists (STs), acupuncturists, and other staff provides medical services on an outpatient basis.
Diagnosis and treatment policy
Outpatient rehabilitation aiming at functional recovery and maintenance is provided to achieve individualized patient goals within a certain period of time following discharge from our hospital. The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine also evaluates the severity of disorders in patients referred to our department from other hospitals and provides consultations.
Specialties
General rehabilitation facilities and programs are available for cerebrovascular disease, motor organs, respiratory organs, cardiovascular disease, malignancy, psychiatric occupational therapy, and psychiatric day care (full day/half day). The department provides physical, occupational, and speech therapy for patients with cerebrovascular diseases, physical therapy before and after orthopedic surgery, physical and occupational therapy for patients with neurodegenerative disease, physical therapy for patients with peripheral arterial disease and after limb amputation, occupational therapy for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, orthotic therapy for various diseases, exercise therapy after myocardial infarction, physical therapy for patients with respiratory failure, occupational therapy for patients with psychiatric disorder, acupuncture and moxibustion treatment for pain relief and various disorders, prescription for and adjustment of prostheses, orthoses, and wheel chairs and conservative treatment for lymphedoma.
Target diseases
Cerebral stroke, bone and joint diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, etc.), postsurgical treatments, neuromuscular diseases (Parkinson’s disease, etc.), chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, myocardial infarction and other respiratory and cardiovascular disease, diabetes, limb amputation, cerebral palsy and other pediatric disorders, geriatric syndromes, schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders
Advanced treatments/ Specialized treatments
- Pediatric rehabilitation
- Psychiatric day hospital
- Acupuncture and moxibustion treatments
- Team approach for limb malformations
- Botulinum toxin in spasticity treatment
Frequently performed tests
- Muscle power test (versatile muscle strength assessment device)
- Posturography (balance assessment)
- Motion analysis (3D motion analyzer)
- Plantar pressure measurement
- Cardiopulmonary exercise stress test
- Assessment of higher brain dysfunction
Numbers of therapy sessions performed in this department and units
| | Inpatient | Outpatient | Total |
| Rehabilitation for cerebral diseases | Number of sessions | 18,019 | 2,814 | 20,833 |
| (Units) | (32,199) | (6,501) | (38,700) |
| Rehabilitation for motor functions | Number of sessions | 13,581 | 1,708 | 15,289 |
| (Units) | (19,246) | (2,556) | (21,802) |
| Rehabilitation for respiratory functions | Number of sessions | 6,600 | 33 | 6,633 |
| (Units) | (7,952) | (35) | (7,987) |
| Rehabilitation for circulatory functions | Number of sessions | 7,311 | 1,211 | 8,522 |
| (Units) | (9,465) | (3,402) | (12,867) |
| Cancer rehabilitation | Number of sessions | 505 | 0 | 505 |
| | (Units) | 594 | 0 | 594 |
| Feeding therapy | 177 | 0 | 177 |
| Psychiatric occupational therapy | 1,725 | 2,477 | 4,172 |
| Psychiatric day-care services | 0 | 6,061 | 6,061 |
| Non-insurance-covered acupuncture therapy | 0 | 1,811 | 1,811 |
| Total | 48,512 | 16,085 | 58,627 |
(2014)
Department-specific treatment methods
Number of prostheses
Artificial limbs, prosthetic devices, and wheelchairs: newly prescribed: 78; temporary and final fitting: 123; and repair: 84 (2013)
Acupuncture therapy
Non-insurance-covered therapy sessions performed in the Division of Physical Therapy: 1,800(2014)
Number of rehabilitation sessions performed in each medical department:
|
Name of department |
Number |
| 1 |
Orthopedic Surgery and Spinal Surgery |
11,584 |
| 2 |
Cardiovascular Medicine |
4,718 |
| 5 |
Cardiovascular Surgery |
3,218 |
| 7 |
Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery |
2,022 |
| 8 |
Geriatric Medicine
|
1,904 |
| 9 |
Allergy and Rheumatology |
1,671 |
Psychiatric Day-time Hospital (outpatient services for registered patients)
Mean monthly number of patients: 28; and annual number of therapy sessions: 6,000(2014)
