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What is a Brain Injury Peds

What is a Brain Injury? Learn more about brain injury in children and adolescents. Types of brain injury Congenital: Brain injury that occurs before birth This group of brain defects or disorders develop in the womb and are present at birth. Acquired: Brain injury that occurs after a child is born. Acquired brain injuries fall…

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What is a Brain Injury

A Traumatic Brain Injury occurs when something penetrates the brain, or when there is a blow to the head or body which injures the brain.

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What is hospice?

Hospice is designed to give supportive care to people in the final phase of a terminal illness and focus on comfort and quality of life.

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Wheelchair PT

Wheelchair Seating and Mobility Specialty Service Assisting patients with appropriate mobility equipment Physical therapists are licensed clinicians trained to evaluate physical measurements, range of motion, strength, coordination, sensation, reflexes, skin integrity, balance, transfers, and ambulation (moving from place to place). We hold additional certifications specific to wheelchair, seating and positioning needs. Our Goals: Efficiently assist…

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Women’s Heart Health

Heart disease kills six times more women who have a heart attack every year than breast cancer. Find heart health for women.

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Whittier Imaging

We offer the most advanced imaging equipment to screen individuals for underlying diseases and assist your physician in the diagnosis.

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Waterbirth

During waterbirth, a mother gives birth in a birthing tub, allowing the mother to try a variety of positions during labor and delivery.

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Words from Our Moms

Education “When I started the program I was in such a deep depression and my anxiety felt all consuming. I never thought I’d be able to really be a mom. I felt like I wasn’t good enough, strong enough, brave enough, or capable enough to parent a child while I felt so broken inside. The…

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Women’s Health – PT

Pelvic Health Physical Therapy Physical Therapy to address pregnancy, post-partum and pelvic pain Physical therapists are licensed clinicians trained to evaluate and treat neuro-musculoskeletal conditions. Pelvic health is a specialty area in physical therapy which addresses pregnancy, post-partum and pelvic pain. Here at Hennepin Healthcare, we have physical therapists that have been certified in various…

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What is ALS

What is ALS? Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease and motor neuron disease, is a progressive neurologic disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord resulting in muscle weakness and impaired physical function. Symptoms Signs and symptoms of ALS may include: Difficulty walking or lifting, tripping, or dropping…

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