08/23/2025
Meet Nora!
She suffered multiple strokes that involved the left side of her brain, impacting the functionality of her right musculature including her face, throat, arm and leg. When she transferred to Stillwater Medical Center, the acute care therapists recommended inpatient rehab to provide intensive, interdisciplinary guided care and medical oversight. Despite insurance obstacles, one of the internal medicine doctors, Dr. Payne, greatly advocated for her to transition to inpatient rehab which was ultimately granted.
When she first arrived to The Rehab Center, she required 2-3 people to perform all aspects of care, especially standing related takes including bathing, dressing, transfers and mobility. She quickly demonstrated progress in her functionality in her affected extremities. She also progressed significantly with her speech and swallowing capabilities by transitioning to oral consumption of food vs relying on a feeding tube for nutrition. She celebrated many milestones while in rehab, including a birthday!
The speech therapists targeted her dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), facial/swallowing strength, speech intelligibility, and various other cognition skills. Occupational therapy aimed to restore or adapt performance with daily tasks and activities, especially in the realm of self care including bathing and dressing. Physical therapy promoted generalized strengthening, balance and mobility training. OT and PT together targeting gross motor training, strengthening and functional mobility incorporating all extremities simultaneously. We are beyond thrilled to have worked alongside Nora during her recovery! She has made so much progress and will continue to do so at home with her daughter and continued therapy services. We will miss you, but wish you all the best!