Loewenstein Rehabilitation Center

Rehabilitation Center Loewenstein is the largest rehabilitation center in Israel and is one of the best in the world. Here, the highest number of rehabilitation specialists in the country are working. The hospital is constantly developing innovative methods of treatment. Many of the implemented methods are approved by experts of international standards, since the doctors of the center achieve the highest success rates of rehabilitation in the world.

Loewenstein rehabilitation center is a versatile medical institution that has received many grateful patients reviews from all over the world. The specialists help patients after stroke, brain or spinal cord injuries, with post-traumatic stress syndrome, with cerebral palsy or other complex functional diseases. The hospital is designed for simultaneous placement of 300 patients.

INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE REHABILITATION CENTER INCLUDES:

• Neurological department;
• Department of Orthopedic Rehabilitation;
• Department of spinal rehabilitation;
• Pediatrics;
• Separation of brain injuries;
• Intensive care unit;
• Clinic for sleep disorder patients..

The center is a subdivision of Tel Aviv University. Here professors, associate professors and instructors who teach at the medical faculty are present.

In 2013, a new wing was opened in the hospital for them. Aeneas Hellberg, as a result of which additional beds were added. It also provided additional placement of the patients’ attendee. In 2015, the central wing of the hospital was renovated.

RESTORATION DEPARTMENT AFTER SPINAL INJURY IN THE LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

The largest branch of spinal rehabilitation in the Middle East. It treats patients with injuries of varying severity and form: dysfunction caused by back pain, illness and mechanical damage to the spine, spinal cord or peripheral nerve endings. Patients are accepted for treatment during all stages of recovery.

INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OF REHABILITATION HOSPITAL LOEWENSTEIN

The hospital accepts patients in a vegetative state or with a minimum level of consciousness due to craniocerebral trauma. For rehabilitation, an innovative device is used - the "Snoezelen room". This is the first multi-sensory stimulation room in the world, where procedures are conducted to restore consciousness. The intensive care unit has an international quality certificate ISO 2000 9002.

REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN THE CENTER OF LOEWENSTEIN

The department accepts patients from 3 to 18 years. Here, functional assessment and rehabilitation of children and adolescents is carried out after bruises, car accidents, terrorist attacks, surgical intervention, orthopedic injuries. There are 19 stationary places in the department, it is possible to have a child in a hospital accompanied by a family member.

QUALITY INDICATORS OF TREATMENT IN THE REHABILITATION CENTER OF LOEWENSTEIN

Clinical specialists have achieved some of the best indicators of the rehabilitation success in the world. 92% of patients returned to normal life after a stroke. The success rate of recovery for posttraumatic disorders is 80%, with brain damage 56%.

The hospital also leads in the number of patients who managed to withdraw from the coma. Over the last decade, this figure has reached 80% - this is one of the highest results in world medicine.

In the Loewenstein center innovative diagnostic and rehabilitation techniques are being developed. Many of them have been recognized internationally and are used by leading rehabilitation centers around the world.

THE MOST SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

• LOTCA - a special system of cognitive evaluation of ergotherapy - adaptation of the patient with stored and lost functions in the environment. The system includes a series of tests for the development of fine motor skills, orientation in space, activation of thought processes and visual perception. Most often appointed to assess the current status of patients with craniocerebral trauma.
• SCIM is a tool for the functional evaluation of the spinal cord. Evaluation includes 3 parameters: ability to self-service, movement, as well as breathing and control of physiological needs. The tool was developed by specialists of the spinal rehabilitation department. In 2006, the invention was presented at the Boston international conference, where it was recognized as the best in his field.
• SCI-ARMI is a unique in its type at Loewenstein. It is a combination of SCIM and another tool - AMS, which quantifies the neurological deficit. The main function of SCI-ARMI is to evaluate the role of rehabilitation in the functional improvement of patients after a spinal cord injury. At the same time, the role of other factors, including natural recovery, is excluded.
• PALPA is a system that allows to evaluate the possibilities of speech restoration in adult patients with aphasia due to brain damage. The tool is developed by the department of speech therapy. This development is considered an important worldwide diagnostic achievement.
• Rewalk - a design that resembles an external skeleton. Even paralyzed patients can move with it. At the initial stage, the help of a physiotherapist is required - the doctor has the ability to control the device with the help of a clock. The device is portable, it is convenient to take it with you.
• Anti Gravity - a device to restore the ability to move. It is most often used in cases having suffered injuries , the patient is not allowed to lift loads, including the transfer of his own weight. The patient is in a special balloon with air, resulting in a significant decrease in the load on the legs. You can train yourself. The cylinder provides video cameras, so the patient can see his results, if necessary, adjust the step.