American Hospital Dubai’s well-established Advanced Rehabilitation Unit is proud to optimize the functional recovery and quality of life of patients recovering from serious long-term or complex medical conditions or injuries.

The Advanced Rehabilitation Unit provides specialist care and rehabilitation for patients suffering from serious medical and physical conditions such as a stroke, brain injury and related complications, musculoskeletal or spinal cord injury. This care is provided on either a short, intermediate or a long-term basis. Our world-class multidisciplinary team uses high-tech equipment to optimize and accelerate functional recovery.

The holistic approach of the team means that their focus is concentrated on not only the immediate condition but also long-term improvement and a full return to quality of life through the most advanced vocational rehabilitation measures.

After a full assessment of the individual condition, our specialists work closely together with the patient and care-giving family to set achievable goals. Rehabilitative processes are further accelerated through necessary interventions that include:

• spasticity management by Botox injections
• pain control by nerve blocks
• high-end spasticity interventions like intrathecal baclofen pumps
• functional electrical stimulations
• splinting
• serial casting
• bracing
• supported mobility
• compression devices
• joint and tendon injections

The Advanced Rehabilitation Unit is a dedicated facility, conveniently located on-site within the American Hospital Dubai’s Bed Tower. With a total of 22 private rooms, the unit provides patient-centric therapy and comprehensive care under one roof. Our multidisciplinary team consists of more than 20 staff, including a Board-certified physician specialized in neurological and spinal cord injuries, a physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist and full-time specialist nurses.

Rehabilitation care is, for example, often needed to support patients after a massive stroke, during which the body may have lost half its normal functions, affecting their mobility or speech, or resulting in significant brain damage. The aim of the Center’s devoted team is to get the patient back home and leading as normal a life as possible. Their advanced rehabilitation plan would include focused interventions, working with family members and coordinating with other care providers to deliver a comprehensive program under one roof.

The excellent outcomes for rehabilitation patients at American Hospital Dubai include an improved life expectancy for patients, even those with seriously debilitating conditions. With the right level of expert support and care, these patients can enjoy a high quality life, getting involved in their favorite activities and making the most of memorable times spent with their loved ones.

Patients benefiting from the expert services of AHD Advance Rehabilitation Unit include those with conditions such as:

1. Long-term neurological conditions, like multiple sclerosis or cerebral palsy.
2. Acquired brain injuries, like stroke, hypoxic brain injury, traumatic brain injury
3. Complications of long term conditions, like spasticity, decreased mobility, gait problems, pressure sores, joint contractures or secondary musculoskeletal pain
4. Spinal cord injuries and patients with post-spinal surgery complications or tumors
5. Recovery and rehabilitation after major surgeries, such as spinal cord, joint replacements, fractures, musculoskeletal injuries or pelvic fractures
6. Frozen shoulders or chronic non-operable shoulder conditions needing intensive rehabilitation and interventions like nerve blocks
7. Muscular dystrophies or sports injuries needing intensive rehabilitation
8. Amputation recovery and mobility training
9. Orthotic or prosthetic support
10. Intrathecal baclofen pump assessment and treatment for spasticity
11. Spasticity interventions through physiotherapy and/or Botox injections.