Patient Support Services Often during recovery, our patients and their families and friends deal not only with pain but the uncertainty of illness, sometimes life threatening. All Inova hospitals provide multidenominational pastoral emotional and spiritual support. Our pastoral care staff also helps our patients and families address the theological, bioethical, philosophical and cultural issues that often arise when facing illness and injury. Inova also offers numerous support groups to assist patients and family members during the recovery process and beyond.

Inova Physical Therapy Services When your doctor tells you that you need physical therapy, we know you have a choice in deciding where to go for your care, which is why our goal is to help you regain function, reduce discomfort and help you get back to the life you love. With Inova Physical Therapy Centers the entire experience is designed with you in mind. Inova Physical Therapy Centers

What Is Physical Therapy? What Does a Physical Therapist Do? Expand Content Physical therapy (PT), is a healthcare profession with highly-educated and specialized therapists that focus on evaluating and treating musculoskeletal disorders and maximizing a person’s functional status. Inova’s physical therapists work with patients to decrease functional impairments and improve mobility, strength and functional capabilities. In other words, physical therapists help you move around better so that you can more easily perform activities of daily living.

Our Program Our outpatient rehabilitation and recovery program focuses on helping patients resume a productive and satisfying life. We strive to help survivors improve their quality of life and to achieve their personal goals. Our oncology therapists are ready to work with you and offer the support needed to reach your maximum potential. How Can Rehabilitation Help Me Feel Better? Many cancer patients who are actively receiving or have undergone treatment are also dealing with the side effects of those treatments including physical, cognitive, emotional and social issues.

The world-class rehabilitation services at Inova include the breadth of acute inpatient care and extensive outpatient programs. Residents of Virginia, Maryland, Washington, DC, and the entire mid-Atlantic region depend on our rehabilitation specialists to help reclaim independent, active lives after an accident, injury or illness.

We at Inova understand that care does not end after a hospital stay. We offer a range of services to assist with medical and personal care, rehabilitation, special equipment needs and living arrangements. Medical House Calls The Inova Medical House Calls Program is especially designed to bring primary care to homebound patients who are 65 years of age or greater. Our healthcare team – including doctors, nurse practitioners and social workers – offers expert, comprehensive care for patients who have difficulty leaving the home.

Outpatient rehabilitation includes three categories of service: acute (during or immediately following hospitalization), sub-acute (short term), and general outpatient services. Check the Rehabilitation Services section of our Web site for more detailed information. Acute Rehabilitation Acute rehabilitation following an illness or accident begins in the hospital or in a rehabilitation center once a patient is medically stable. Within this individualized and highly monitored setting, a patient receives several hours of therapy each day, including physical and occupational therapy.

The following services are available to Inova patients 65 and over. Currently these programs are available only at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Geriatric Consultations and Assessments A carefully-coordinated process brings together a specialized Geriatric Consultative Team and a patient's physicians and other caregivers to enhance care and help identify concerns related to age.  Learn more Nurses Improving Care for Health System Elders (NICHE) Focuses on collaboration among caregivers to provide seniors with sensitive and exemplary care. Learn more Joanne G.

As part of the Geriatrics Medicine Service at Inova, geriatrics clinicians work closely with a patient’s physicians, nurses and therapists to maintain a safe environment, prevent complications and preserve function and dignity. In addition, the team works to improve comfort and quality of life, identify potential age-related issues, and keep communication open and coordinated among team members and family members.