Phone: 617-573-2770 | Fax: 617-573-2769
Outpatient Appts. (Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital): 617-573-2200
The Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation team focuses on maximizing functional abilities in children who have special needs. The physicians, who are trained in both pediatrics and in physical medicine and rehabilitation, help coordinate medical and functional programs for children who have impairments in mobility, fine motor skills, cognition, speech, and language skills. The goal is to enable the child to interact with his or her environment in the most effective manner possible.
Physicians work with children through a continuum of care. They will often see children in the intensive care unit after a traumatic injury, follow them through their rehabilitation program, and then through the ongoing recovery process. Recovery can take place in the home, in an outpatient setting, or be jointly managed with the child’s school district.
Rehabilitation is a team effort, involving the skills of many rehabilitation specialists: physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, neurologists, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, social workers, educators, psychologists and case managers. These specialists plan a coordinated program of care as well as design wheelchairs, orthotics, exercise and therapy programs.
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital’s Pediatric Inpatient Unit is located at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary under the direction of Patrick Brennan, MD, and Ann Barrett, RN, MSN. The Unit includes fifteen beds, four physicians, and two nurse practitioners along with a full complement of other specialties and ancillary services.
A comprehensive range of rehabilitation services is offered, including rehabilitation for:
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Brain and spinal cord injuries
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Multiple trauma
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Cerebral palsy
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Spina bifida
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Oncologic disorders
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Rheumatologic disorders
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Chronic pain syndrome
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Genetic disorders
The Spaulding Wellesley Outpatient Center
The Spaulding Wellesley Outpatient Center offers specialty programs and services for children from infancy to young adulthood under the direction of Aruna Sachdev, MD. A dedicated team of physical, occupational and speech therapists, each with pediatric training and experience, provides evaluation and treatment in space designed and equipped especially for children. The Spaulding therapists collaborate closely with the LADDERS (Learning and Developmental Disabilities Evaluation and Rehabilitation Services) Program led by Margaret Bauman, MD, and also accept referrals from pediatricians and pediatric specialists throughout the region.
Programs and services include individual and inter disciplinary therapy evaluation and treatment programs for neurological and neuromuscular disorders, including:
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Autism spectrum/pervasive developmental disorders
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorders
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Cerebral palsy
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Mitochondrial disorders
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Developmental disabilities
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Learning disabilities
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Orthopaedic injuries
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Orthotic and equipment evaluations
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Assistive device/assistive technology assessments and training
