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Department of Rehabilitation

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Our Rehabilitation Department's motto is "Initiating intensive rehabilitation immediately after illness or injury." Our rehabilitation specialists examine patients and review their rehabilitation options, providing physical, occupational, speech-language-hearing, and orthotic therapy. We primarily treat inpatients with a variety of conditions, including stroke, head trauma, spinal cord injury, post orthopedic surgery, rheumatoid arthritis, neurological and muscular disorders, amputations, children's illnesses, respiratory diseases, and cancer. We also provide rehabilitation for dysphagia and higher brain dysfunction. Recently, we have been working on cutting-edge treatments for stroke-related motor disorders (e.g., botulinum toxin therapy, electrical stimulation therapy, HANDS therapy, and repetitive magnetic stimulation therapy), as well as specialized rehabilitation for gait disorders and hemispatial neglect. If you require outpatient rehabilitation, please bring a referral letter from your doctor in another department or hospital. Thank you for your cooperation.

Head of Department of Rehabilitation
Katsuhiro Mizuno

Treatment details

In the rehabilitation department (hereafter referred to as "rehabilitation"), we provide physical, occupational, and speech-language-hearing therapy under the prescription of rehabilitation specialists, with the motto of "intensive rehabilitation from the acute phase." Our hospital is a training facility certified by the Japanese Society of Rehabilitation Medicine, with a total floor space of approximately 700 m2 for the rehabilitation outpatient department and training room, and has acquired facility standards for rehabilitation for cerebrovascular disease (I), musculoskeletal rehabilitation (I), respiratory rehabilitation (I), and cancer patient rehabilitation. Medical treatment is primarily provided in response to requests from each department, and we treat both inpatients and outpatients. In addition, we also provide electrophysiological diagnostics, including electromyography, as clinical testing.

Main target diseases

This includes all diseases and conditions that require rehabilitation, such as stroke, spinal cord injury and other spinal cord diseases, rheumatoid arthritis and other musculoskeletal diseases and injuries, brain trauma and other brain disorders (brain tumors, etc.), neuromuscular diseases (Parkinson's disease, muscular dystrophy, etc.), peripheral neuropathy, limb amputation, heart disease (post-myocardial infarction, etc.), respiratory diseases (emphysema, etc.), after-effects of burns, malignant tumors (post-breast cancer surgery, etc.), and children with cerebral palsy.

Main medical achievements

Our department receives approximately 4,000 cases annually, approximately 90% of which are hospitalized patients. Because our hospital houses Emergency Medical Center, we begin rehabilitation for stroke, multiple trauma, and burn patients during ICU treatment. Early rehabilitation and mobilization are generally recommended, and in cerebrovascular accidents, rehabilitation often begins within a few days of onset. We believe that early rehabilitation not only contributes to the promotion of recovery from motor disorders, but also prevents the onset of disuse syndromes such as joint contractures and muscle atrophy, leading to early improvement in ADLs and maintaining a high quality of life at home after discharge. Our department's unique services include the prescription and fabrication of prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic limbs, orthotics, wheelchairs, and seating devices, in each specialized outpatient clinic (approximately 600 cases are handled annually across all clinics). Botulinum therapy, a new treatment for spastic hemiplegia of the limbs caused by stroke or other conditions, is also gaining attention, and is offered in our special outpatient program. Our department, which includes a board-certified physician from the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, performs approximately 400 electromyography tests annually to diagnose peripheral nerve disorders and neuromuscular diseases. Furthermore, we perform approximately 300 videofluoroscopic swallowing tests annually, and we also focus on feeding and swallowing rehabilitation for patients with swallowing disorders.

Doctor List

Department Chief: Katsuhiro Mizuno

Clinical department URL: https://www.fuzoku-hosp.tokai.ac.jp/service/riha/
      https://tokai-reha.com/

Outpatient: 0463 (93) 1121 extension 6461

Professor Katsuhiro Mizuno

Specialization

General rehabilitation medicine, electrodiagnostics, higher brain dysfunction

Specialist

Preceptor and specialist of the Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine / Preceptor and specialist of Japanese Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Study)

Specialized Areas

Neurorehabilitation, electrodiagnostics, higher brain dysfunction

Outpatient medical day

Monday

Associate Professor Mitsuhiko Kodama

Specialization

General rehabilitation medicine, electrodiagnostic medicine

Specialist

Preceptor and specialist of the Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine / Preceptor and specialist of Japanese Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Study)

Specialized Areas

Rehabilitation of movement disorders, orthotic therapy, and brain function evaluation and treatment using transcranial magnetic stimulation

Outpatient medical day

Thursday

Associate Professor Takashi Kasahara

Specialization

General rehabilitation medicine

Specialist

Preceptor and specialist of the Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine / Specialist of Japanese Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Study)

Specialized Areas

Nerve block, facial paralysis, functional electrical stimulation therapy

Outpatient medical day

Tuesday

Assistant Professor Takuya Nakamura

Specialization

General rehabilitation medicine

Specialist

Preceptor and specialist of the Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine

Specialized Areas

Rehabilitation for intractable neurological diseases, neurorehabilitation

Outpatient medical day

Saturday

Assistant Professor Wataru Harashima

Specialization

General rehabilitation medicine

Specialist

Preceptor and specialist of the Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine / Specialist of Japanese Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Study)

Specialized Areas

Orthotic therapy