The Neuro-orthopaedic Program is a unique program that combines the talents and resources of rehabilitation specialists from MossRehab and orthopaedic specialists throughout the Philadelphia region. Working closely together to evaluate and jointly determine the appropriate treatment strategy for each patient, they employ reconstructive surgery and non-surgical techniques to correct spacticity, heterotopic ossification (a joint bone growth) and other restrictive limb problems. This partnership provides successful treatment results to patients who have been previously considered untreatable.

Program Focus

We focus on patients who have impaired upper or lower extremity function due to brain injury, stroke, anoxia, central and peripheral nervous system damage or disorders, or orthopaedic conditions.

Special Program Features

Diagnostics are performed through the advanced technologies available in the Motor Control Analysis Laboratory and the Gait and Motion Analysis Laboratory:

• One of the few of its kind in the nation, the Motor Control Analysis Laboratory at MossRehab analyzes muscle function and dexterity and is epecially useful for patiens with central nervous system disorders or brain injuries. It identifies the presence and degree of voluntary control a patient has over his or her muscles and movement. For patients with central and peripheral nervous system damage, the Motor Control Analysis Lab provides a basis for corrective physical and surgical therapies.

• Our Gait and Motion Analysis Laboratory helps us identify the causes of ambulation problems due to cerebral palsy, brain trauma, stroke, orthopaedic-related problems, and orthoses or prostheses. The information provided by the lab is used by physicians in developing specific treatment interventions.

Treatment

Treatment is customized for each patient, with special consideration for surgical and non-surgical options. Surgical treatment might include removing the heterotopic bone, releasing contractures, lengthening overactive muscles to relax their pull, or transferring muscles to regain lost motion. Non-surgical treatment might include the use of medications or the combined use of nerve blocks, Botox®, and serial casting or bracing.

Locations and Office Hours

MossRehab
60 Township Line Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027

1-800-CALL MOSS