Recreation Therapy and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Frazier Rehab Institute Spinal Cord Medicine Program Recreation Therapy Provides the opportunity for individuals with spinal cord injury to: Develop life skills through the continued
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Recreation Therapy and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Frazier Rehab Institute
Spinal Cord Medicine Program<br>
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Recreation Therapy Provides the opportunity for individuals with spinal cord injury to:
Develop life skills through the continued participation in recreation and leisure activities
Work on community adjustment and reintegration activities
Learn new techniques to enable the participation in past recreation and leisure interests and the opportunity to learn new skills<br>
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Provides education and support in the following areas: How to adjust to changes in free time
How to modify recreation and leisure skills to meet current needs and interests
How to access transportation and functionally use a wheelchair in public
How to work with trained therapy or service dogs
Information and hands on experience in adapted sports and recreation programs
How to locate and use adaptive equipment
How to identify community resources and programs<br>
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Leisure Education and Awareness Individual and group discussions to learn about issues related to having a disability (Americans with Disabilities Act -ADA)
Ways to cope with societal attitudes, stereotypes, and discrimination issues
Opportunities to identify and practice problem solving techniques for unfamiliar and uncomfortable situations
Identification of time and stress management techniques
Explore transportation options
Discussion on the benefits of continued participation in recreation and leisure activities
Explore available resources in your home community<br>
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Community Re-Integration* Address rehabilitation goals in a community setting with support of a therapist and family member/caregiver
Test and improve mobility skills in a real life situation
Learn and re-learn recreation and leisure skills
Increase levels of comfort and confidence
*PLEASE NOTE: A Community Reintegration Outing requires a Physician’s order to participate AND the patient must have a sitting tolerance of 3 hours.<br>
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Locations for community outings might include: Home
School
Workplace
Restaurant
Movie Theatre
Ball Park
Shopping Mall<br>
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Goals for a community outing might include: Problem solving skills
Wheelchair mobility & independence
Architectural Barriers
Pressure Relief
Transfers
Strength and Endurance<br>
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Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT)* Uses highly skilled and trained dogs to motivate and inspire clients with SCI as they work on their rehabilitation goals. Areas where a Therapy Dog might be involved include:
Social Interaction
Fine and Gross Motor Skill Development
Strength and Endurance
Balance
Coordination
*PLEASE NOTE: Animal Assisted Therapy requires a Physician’s order to participate and cannot be offered to any patients who have a current order for contact precautions or an immuno-compromised status<br>
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Sports and Recreation Introduce programs for individuals with SCI based on the individual’s recreation and leisure interests and ability
Discuss the benefits of maintaining an active lifestyle
Introduce partnerships with local and national organizations based on their level of interest
Introduce sports and general recreation equipment<br>
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Adapted Sports Programs Rugby
Basketball
Hunting
Tennis
Rowing
Fencing
Road Racing
Hand cycling
Archery
Air Rifles<br>
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Adaptive Equipment Recreation Therapists provide the opportunity for individuals w/ SCI to learn about and utilize various types of equipment based on their specific recreation and leisure interests.
The purpose of this equipment is to make their recreation and leisure experience more successful and enjoyable.<br>
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Adaptive Equipment used for recreation/leisure:<br>
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Community Resources The Recreation Therapist will provide individuals w/ SCI available resources in their home community.
Provide support and information on how to utilize and become involved in community programs.
Create resource packets to include: publications, websites, local contacts and programs available in the home community and how to access them such as:
local parks and recreation programs
SCI Support groups
Fitness and wellness programs<br>
