The Outpatient Rehabilitation department at Valley Baptist Medial Center-Brownsville provides a full range of services to help patients with a wide variety of medical conditions. These include rehabilitation after a stroke or traumatic injury, sports injuries, "overuse" injuries such as carpel tunnel syndrome, the treatment of simple aches and pains and more.  Managed by Rehab Care, the department offers patients a depth of services, education and experience.

Depending on your condition, you may meet some or all of the members of our rehabilitation team.

• The Physician: your primary care or referring specialist is an important member of this team. All work done in your rehabilitation will be communicated back to your physician(s).

• The Physical Therapist: The physical therapist is a licensed health care professional who will work with you to improve movement of function, increase mobility and lessen pain.

• The Occupational Therapist: The goal of this licensed health care provider is to increase your independence at home, school, work and leisure, and help with any physical discomfort you may have.

• The Speech-Language Therapist: This professional, also licensed by the state, treats communication and swallowing disorders.

Additionally, again depending on your diagnosis, you may work with other members of our multidisciplinary team, including a case manager, certified diabetes educator, dietitian, social worker, chaplain, or other health care professionals.