Spinal cord injury rehabilitation is specialized care for people whose movement, sensation, coordination, or everyday function has been affected by damage to the spinal cord.
At Cambridge Hospital, our rehabilitation program supports recovery after injuries resulting from trauma, accidents, falls, or medical conditions.
A coordinated, interdisciplinary team delivers care along a single structured pathway, uniting medical management with physical, occupational, speech-language, and cognitive therapy.
Every program is built around personalized, measurable goals — helping patients improve mobility, rebuild daily living skills, reinforce independence, and adapt safely to changes in function.
Depending on its severity and location, a spinal cord injury can lead to paraplegia (loss of movement in the lower body) or quadriplegia (loss of movement across all four limbs), and may affect sensation, strength, and daily function.
With rehabilitation, many patients regain some degree of movement, and our whole-person approach supports the medical, emotional, and social sides of recovery together.
Once we have assessed the level of injury and the challenges it may bring, our interdisciplinary team builds a plan to help you reach your fullest potential. Services include:
- Range-of-motion exercises
- Muscle strengthening
- Gait training
- Transfer training
- Diaphragm pacing system
- Assistive device training
- Fertility and sexuality management
- Wheelchair and seating clinic
- Family, patient, and peer mentoring
- Speech therapy
- Body-weight-supported training is also used to work toward regaining the ability to walk, while educational therapy supports recovery and long-term quality of life throughout the program
Patients usually move into rehabilitation once they are medically stable — a pivotal stage, when much of the locomotor training behind long-term progress takes place. Because no two injuries are the same, our team develops an individualized plan that combines occupational and physical therapy.
Patients receive 15 hours of structured therapy over every 7-day period. Caregivers are encouraged to join sessions and are trained to support you at home — a strong support system is one of the most important factors in recovery.
Your recovery matters to us, and we stay with you throughout the journey. Care at Cambridge Hospital runs as one connected pathway across inpatient, outpatient, home, and in-school services — supporting every stage of your recovery.
