Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, the nation’s largest single rehabilitation hospital with 336 beds, is one of only eight federally-designated Model Systems for the treatment and research of both spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries. That same unparalleled level of quality care and treatment distinguishes its specialized programs for amputation, stroke, neurological diseases, cardiac recovery, orthopedic and musculoskeletal rehabilitation.
Kessler’s comprehensive Amputee Rehabilitation Program addresses the complex physical, psychological, emotional and social issues that individuals and women with limb loss face Treatment is tailored to each person’s needs, goals and lifestyle, and focuses on post-surgical wound care and residual limb management; pre- and post-prosthetic training to build strength, endurance, function, mobility and confidence; and onsite prosthetic services for the custom design, manufacture and fitting of a prosthesis. Education and support are key components of the program, and include peer mentoring, patient and family support groups and lifelong follow-up services.
Ranked as the #2 rehabilitation hospital in the nation by U.S.News & World Report, Kessler Institute offers patients an unparalleled level of care at its three hospital campuses in West Orange, Saddle Brook and Chester, N.J., and more than 80 outpatient centers throughout the state. For more information, visit http://www.kessler-rehab.com.