Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Overview

If you've recently experienced a spinal cord injury, you may need intensive rehabilitative treatment to help you adapt to a new way of life.

Rehabilitation at Mayo Clinic is focused on optimizing function, developing self-reliance and establishing healthy interpersonal relationships. Your team provides the tools and expertise you need for the most successful outcome, but recognizes that your effort is essential to success. You'll play a vital role in setting goals for your rehabilitation.

Why choose Mayo Clinic

• Experience. Mayo Clinic has helped thousands of people recover from traumatic spinal cord injuries and nontraumatic spinal disorders such as tumors, transverse myelitis, myelopathies, spinal cord infarctions and aneurysms.
• Integrated team. Highly skilled doctors, including rehabilitation specialists (physiatrists), orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons, lead a health care team that includes nurses, psychologists, therapists and other specialists as needed.
• Individualized care. Your doctors will create the most appropriate treatment plan for you. You and your family are considered members of this team, informed and involved in decision making.

Read more about spinal cord injury at MayoClinic.com.