Provides assessment, treatment, and physical rehabilitation services for children, adults, and the elderly. Services cover all body systems, including rehabilitation for musculoskeletal conditions, brain and nervous system disorders, lung and respiratory system conditions, and pediatric developmental rehabilitation and stimulation. Services are delivered by specialized, highly skilled personnel using modern equipment to ensure effective and safe rehabilitation.

The Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy Center at Samitivej Sriracha Hospital provides comprehensive health promotion, assessment, and rehabilitation for patients with reduced physical function due to accidents or chronic illness. Care is provided by specialist physicians trained in rehabilitation medicine, together with an experienced team of physical therapists and professional occupational therapists. In addition, the center offers physical therapy to treat pain and degenerative conditions of the structural system, muscles, tendons, and joints. Modern medical tools and equipment are available, along with cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs to help patients return to their original condition or as close as possible, and to prevent recurrence so patients can have a good quality of life.

Services and Medical Treatment

• Neck traction / Back traction
• Deep heat therapy
• Superficial heat therapy
• Cold therapy
• Rehabilitation exercises
• Electrical therapy for pain or muscle weakness
• Manual therapy techniques
• Chest physiotherapy for sputum clearance
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Physical fitness testing
• Child developmental stimulation
• Swallowing training
• Training in activities of daily living
• Hand function skills training
• Occupational therapy in older adults

Therapeutic equipment and technology
Tools used to treat muscle injuries from work, both acute injuries and cumulative injuries

Benefits in treatment

• Relieve acute pain and inflammation, such as ankle sprains and injuries from accidents
• Pain caused by nerves, such as neuritis and nerve compression
• Stimulate faster wound healing, such as diabetic ulcers and pressure sores

Shock wave therapyA treatment using shock waves; a highly effective tool for treating patients with chronic pain

Therapeutic benefits

Used to treat patients with chronic or subacute inflammation, such as neck and shoulder tightness/pain, MPS, office syndrome, chronic muscle inflammation, chronic tendon inflammation around the elbow, sole of the foot, shoulder, knee, and Achilles tendon.

Kinesio tapingAn elastic tape used in physical therapy. It can be applied in many different ways for treatment and used to manage injuries in various structures. Currently, it is commonly used among athletes.

Therapeutic benefits

1. Helps reduce muscle pain during movement
2. Reduces swelling
3. Increases range of motion
4. Speeds up the body's self-repair process
5. Stimulates muscles to work more and helps relax overworked muscles

Occupational therapy:

• For children with developmental delays and preschool-aged children

Treatment goals

1. Improve the ability to concentrate
2. Improve social skills
3. Improve gross motor development
4. Improve fine motor development
5. Improve language skills

• For older adults: prevent and treat dementia; older adults with swallowing problems

Treatment goals

1. Promote or maintain the ability to perform activities of daily living
2. Promote abilities in calculation, reading, writing, vocabulary recognition, left-right recognition, color recognition, and sequencing of events
3. Promote language abilities, including both language comprehension and expressive communication
4. Promote thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving
5. Able to recognize the date, time, place, and people
6. Prevent choking while eating