Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Facility

Treatment at Mount Sinai South Nassau - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

We use a holistic approach that focuses on your medical condition and personal goals. Our team of experienced physicians and therapists creates a customized treatment plan for every patient using advanced, proven techniques and equipment. We believe that your active participation in therapy is vital to your success in both recovery and preventing reinjury. So education — for both patients and their loved ones — is part of our treatment plan.

Our Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility

Mount Sinai South Nassau - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 8,500-square-foot facility in Oceanside includes a wide range of equipment for rehabilitation and therapy. This includes a 3,400-square-foot “gymnasium” devoted to physical and occupational therapy.

Among the unique features and innovations that our staff has brought to the Mount Sinai South Nassau - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation are equipment proven effective by the latest research. For example, we offer:

An innovative technology to improve hand and arm strength, the Bioness^® system, which uses electrical impulses to control muscles in the hand and forearm used for reaching and grasping
A Biodex Balance System™ SD to help patients with vestibular (ear-related) balance and dizziness problems
Cybex exercise equipment for conditioning and strength

Other treatment options include low-dose electrical stimulation to reduce inflammation and pain; ultrasound to relax muscles and improve circulation; exercise and balance machines; and strength and conditioning equipment. We often use these therapies along with “manual” therapy, where trained therapists use their hands to massage, relieve pain or relax nerves, for example.

Your rehabilitation plan might include:

Advanced technology to diagnose the extent of nerve and muscle damage
Balance training, using exercises or specialized equipment
Low-dose electrical stimulation to treat nerves and muscles
Ergonomic training, to make sure you perform daily or work tasks in a way that lessens stress on joints and muscles, for example
Fall prevention techniques
Gait (walking) and stair training
Manual techniques, where trained therapists use their hands to massage, relieve pain or relax nerves, for example
Moist hot packs and cold packs
Neurological (nerve) re-education
Paraffin wax to provide warmth to deep tissue
Posture education
Soft tissue and joint mobilization
Therapeutic exercise
Ultrasound