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Rehabilitation

This department provides rehabilitation for patients with disorders such as impaired motor function, daily living disability or communication disorders in order to improve and restore function. Rehabilitation is broadly divided according to the time from onset or injury into acute, recovery and maintenance (living) phases (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare), and this hospital is mainly involved in the acute phase.

Facility criteria

This hospital, as an insurance medical institution that meets the following facility standards, has reported to and been accepted by the director of the Kinki Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare.

Heart and large blood vessel rehabilitation(I)
Cerebrovascular accident rehabilitation(I)
Disuse syndrome rehabilitation(I)
Orthopedic rehabilitation(I)
Respiratory rehabilitation(I)
Cancer rehabilitation

Specialized medical services and staff

Director of Rehabilitation, deputy director of Rehabilitation, 1 assistant professor, 3 medical staff 19 physical therapists, 4 occupational therapists, 3 speech pathologists

Qualification	Accreditation Associations / Societies
Specialist Physical Therapist • Neurological physicaltherapy • Pediatric Physical Therapy	Japan Physical Therapy Association	1
Certificated Physical Therapist • Amputation • Stroke and brain injury • Neuromuscular disorders • Pain • Orthopedic disorders • Sports physical therapy • Pulmonary disease • Cardiovascular disease • Spinal cord injury	Japan Physical Therapy Association	7
Registered Instructor of Cardiac Rehabilitation	The Japanese Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation	6
Certified Respiratory Therapist	The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery The Japanese Respiratory Society Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists	6

Physiatrist:

The physiatrist examines patients with locomotor or communication disorders caused by various diseases at the request of each section (all clinical sections), and prescribes rehabilitation if it is judged that physical, occupational or speech rehabilitation is indicated. It is a rotating schedule Monday through Friday, with first visits and re-examinations in the morning and re-examinations in the afternoon.

Physical therapy (PT):

Treatment and training are conducted using physical therapy, exercise therapy and basic motion training, mainly in order to restore basic abilities of action (turning over, sitting, standing, walking, etc.) for motor dysfunctions (muscle strength, range of joint motion, coordination, cardiopulmonary and other dysfunctions). Motion analyzers, cardiorespiratory analyzers and other equipment necessary to evaluate motor function are used to obtain a more objective assessment.

Occupational therapy:(OT)

Problems with applied movement abilities (eating, grooming, dressing, toileting, bathing, housework, writing, etc.) due to physical or higher brain function disability are evaluated, and therapy and training are conducted for recovery. Facilities are installed to evaluate movement disabilities, including toilet and bathing equipment and a Japanese style room. In response to an aging society, guidance for families on methods of assistance and utilizing welfare devices is provided.

Speech-language-hearing therapy (ST):

Communication disorders such as aphasia, motor speech disorders and higher brain dysfunction are evaluated, and therapy, training and guidance are provided. Rehabilitation is also conducted for dysphagia that occurs at the same time as communication disorders, in cooperation with doctors and nurses. Specific guidance for families and caregivers on how to respond to communication disorders and/or dysphagia is provided as needed.

Treatment in 2023

Number of treatments

Education, training and research

Education

Contracted clinical training

Physical therapy	13 students with clinical training at 9 schools

(Training schools)
Aino University, Osaka Health Science University, Shijonawate Gakuen University, Osaka Yukioka College of Health Sciences , Osaka Electro-Communication University, Osaka Metropolitan University, Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences, Osaka Kawasaki Rehabilitation University

Training

Heart failure class: This class mainly teaches about effective and safe exercise methods for patients with heart failure who are hospitalized at Cardiovascular Medicine (once a month).
Hospital workshop: We hold workshops on transfer assistance methods and lectures on rehabilitation to new staffs.
New employee training: An education program (one year) for new employees is conducted.

Research

Conferences and presentations