The John & Margaret Bahen Rehabilitation Program

To contact the Rehabilitation Department, please call 905-853-2207. To contact the Fracture Clinic, please see link below for more information.

• Chiropody
• Fracture Clinic
• Hand Program
• Hand Clinic
• Occupational Therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Pre-Op Education – Shoulder/Knee/Hip School
• Speech/Language Pathology
• Thoracic Surgery School
• Whipper Watson Acute Pool Program
• Whipper Watson Sub-Acute Pool Program
  

Chiropody

This inpatient and outpatient program assesses patients for the treatment and prevention of diseases, disorders or dysfunction of the feet using therapeutic or symptom relief measures, including orthotics. The program is designed to provide education and treatment of food conditions related to diabetes, wound management, sports injuries and proper foot care. A physician's referral is required for inpatients but not outpatients. Outpatients are seen at York Rehab Associates located at 730 Davis Drive, Unit 1, in Newmarket.

Telephone: 905-715-7201

Fracture Clinic

The Fracture Team Clinic consists of orthopaedic surgeons, orthopaedic technologists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists who work together to assess and treat patients with post-operative conditions, fractures and soft tissue injuries. Services include x-rays, casting, splinting, exercise instruction and gait training. A referral from either anemergency room physician who assessed their injury or their orthopaedic surgeon is required to be seen in the Fracture Clinic.
To contact the Fracture Clinic, please call 905-895-4521, ext. 2119.

Book a Follow-Up Appointment

1. Once you have been seen in the Fracture Clinic, you may require a follow-up appointment.
2. To a book a follow-up appointment, please contact Patient Access at 905-895-4521, ext. 2665.

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Hand Program

The primary goal of the Hand Program is to provide valuable and comprehensive education that will reduce the risk of hand injuries from occurring. However, when an injury does occur, intensive treatment and support are provided. The program's health care team consists of surgeons who specialize in hand surgery, occupational therapists and a physiotherapist. Four of the therapists have achieved the designation of Certified Hand Therapist.

Services offered by the Hand Program include:

• Hand Therapy
  The program's certified hand therapists provide assessment and intensive treatment to patients with acute hand injuries. Specialized services such as custom splinting and therapeutic exercise are used to enhance each patient's progressive treatment plan.
  
  
• Work Therapy
  Work therapy or "work hardening" offers intensive strengthening of the upper extremities prior to an individual returning to regular work duties. Each patient is evaluated and an individualized program is designed to effectively address his or her specific needs. Program components include large and small muscle strengthening and task related activities to improve dexterity and coordination.

Hand Clinic

The Hand Clinic's health care team consists of plastic surgeons and occupational therapists who provide timely assessment and appropriate treatment to individuals with hand injuries. A complete range of services, including x-rays, casting and custom splinting, are offered. To visit the Hand Clinic, patients require a referral from either the emergency room physician who assessed their injury or their plastic surgeon.

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Occupational Therapy

Southlake's occupational therapists assess the function and adaptive behaviour of patients and provide treatment and prevention measures for disorders which affect function in the areas of self-care, productivity and leisure. Custom splinting may be provided for patients with fractures and soft tissue injuries to enhance the rehabilitation process. Occupational therapists are an essential component of the health care team and provide care to children and adults on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. A physician's referral is required for all Occupational Therapy services.

Physiotherapy

Southlake's physiotherapists are an essential component of the health care team and provide care to children and adults on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. They are qualified to assess the physical function of their patients and to provide education, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention strategies for physical injuries or pain. In addition, paediatric physiotherapists provide assessment, treatment, and education for infants and children with neurological conditions. A physician's referral is required for all physiotherapy services.

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Pre-Op Education - Shoulder/Hip/Knee School

In preparation for your surgery, patients are referred to Pre-Op School by their orthopaedic surgeon. This outpatient service is conducted by an interdisciplinary team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists or nurses and includes an overview of the anatomy and function of the shoulder, hip and knee and instructions for post-operative recovery to ensure the best possible outcomes. Post rehabilitation is usually pre-arranged to ensure seamless care.

Speech Language Pathology

Speech language pathologists are members of the health care team and provide adult in-patients with communication and swallowing assessment and treatment services.

The speech language pathologists in the York Region Preschool Speech and Language Program assess speech and language function in children and provide treatment and prevention of speech language dysfunctions or disorders in order to develop, maintain or augment oral motor or communicative skills. Intensive individual group therapy and parent education classes are provided.

Thoracic Surgery School

In preparation for thoracic surgery (surgery to treat diseases of the chest and lungs), patients are referred to Thoracic Surgery School by their surgeon. A qualified team of nursing, physiotherapy and pharmacy representatives conducts this outpatient service. It includes an overview of the anatomy and function of the lungs, location of incisions, breathing and coughing exercises, pain control management, and the importance of early mobility. Following surgery, patients reconnect with their Thoracic Surgery School physiotherapist in order to receive post-operative rehabilitation.

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Whipper Watson Acute Pool Program

The Whipper Watson therapeutic pool is the only hospital-based therapeutic pool in York Region. Structured exercise classes and one-on-one sessions are conducted by the orthopaedic physiotherapists with hydrotherapy training five mornings a week for inpatients and outpatients with acute orthopaedic, arthritic and neurological conditions. Pool therapy is especially beneficial for patients who are too weak or have too much pain to exercise effectively out of the water.

Whipper Watson Sub-Acute Pool Program

The sub-acute pool program provides the opportunity for continued pool exercises following discharge from an acute physiotherapy program. The program is managed by a Pool Coordinator who supervises and volunteers who have been trained by the pool physiotherapists. Programs are offered afternoons, evenings and Saturday mornings.

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