The Center for Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine
For Your Benefit
The mission of The Center for Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine
encompasses the promotion of wellness education within the
communities we serve in addition to providing comprehensive,
state-of-the-art healthcare. Some of the services we provide our
communities include:
Community Speakers Bureau
We provide educational seminars and screenings throughout the
North Shore. Topics include:
Balance and Falls Prevention
Back Safety
Women' and Men's Health Issues
Staying Strong as You Age
Sports Specific Injury
Prevention
Hearing screening
Speech screening
Bike Safety
For more information or to schedule a seminar for your group,
call 978-816.2671
Safe Steps For Seniors
Concerned about this statistic and seeing a need in the
community, The Center for Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine at
Addison Gilbert Hospital established an innovative program designed
reduce the risk of falls for at-risk seniors. Safe Steps for
Seniors was initially funded by a grant from The Tufts Health
Foundation and Northeast Health Foundations. It now continues as a
fee for service program with classes held twice weekly.
Developed by a physical therapist the program consists of 1 hour
long classes that focus on developing the physical skills necessary
to reduce fall risk such as mobility, balance and
strength.
For more information regarding this program, call 978.283.4001,
extension 141
Joint Learning
Joint Learning is an instructional course for patients planning
to undergo hip or knee replacement surgery and their families.
Taught by staff nurses and physical or occupational therapists, the
course helps patients understand the pre- and post-operative
procedures, recovery and rehabilitation process
including:
- What you will need to do to prepare for surgery
- The procedures for pre-admission testing
- What happens on the day of surgery
- Your rehabilitation process
- Your discharge options and our continuum of services for your
post-hospital care
Class
Schedule
Classes are held at Beverly Hospital
at Danvers on Mondays from 12:00 -1:15 p.m. as part of your
pre-admission testing. No registration is required.
