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Certified Hand Therapist Mary O’Brien uses a new fluidotherapy unit to treat Rehabilitation Services patients at 850 Boylston St.
Rehabilitation Services accommodates more patients and offers a broader range of treatment options, thanks in part to modernized equipment and additional staff offering specialized care. This expansion was enabled by the department's move to a renovated suite-four times the size of its former space-at 850 Boylston St. "This space enables us to better meet the demand for basic rehabilitation care, as well as provide specialized care in such subspecialty areas as hand therapy and women's health," said Linda Arslanian, PT, DPT, MS, director of Rehabilitation Services. The space was designed to ensure patients' privacy and offer the best in rehabilitation. It houses five private treatment rooms-four more than before the move-for conversations and treatment for patients in an environment that is private, comfortable and more therapeutic. In addition, patients have access to two individual changing rooms and lockers for their belongings. The exercise area, which tripled in size, is equipped with three stationary bicycles, two treadmills, one elliptical machine and a stair climbing machine, as well as a leg press, functional trainer and universal machine. A new hydro room boasts a whirlpool and fluidotherapy unit for hand and foot heat therapy. "The new equipment provides us with more options to treat our patients," said Ed Boudreau, PT, OCS, orthopedic clinical specialist. To better meet patients' needs, Rehabilitation Services brought on board additional specialists. Mary O'Brien, OTR/L, CHT, anchors the department's new Hand Therapy Service. In March, the department adds its first coordinator of Women's Health who specializes in uro-gynecological health and other women's health conditions. A staff room has been created to provide ample office space and computers. "It promotes professionalism and teamwork," Boudreau said. Rehabilitation Services could treat only about 50 patients per day, often with a considerable delay to be seen, in the previous location. "With the completion of this new facility and its increased capacity, our services are more accessible to patients for both general physical therapy care and rare subspecialty expertise," Arslanian said.