Fieldwork

The Max program at Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Frisco is a day program that provides comprehensive, transdisciplinary neurological therapy up to five days a week.

• Diagnoses treated:

  • Traumatic spinal cord injuries

  • Non-traumatic spinal cord injuries

  • Guillain-Barre syndrome

  • Critical illness myopathy

  • Other neurological diagnoses

• Admission criteria:

  • Medically stable and safe discharge home

  • Goal of becoming more independent in the home/community, return to work or return to school

  • Continent or working towards a bowel and bladder program

• Program offerings:

  • Individualized physical therapy, occupational therapy, recreational therapy, case management and counseling

  • Patients can be seen up to five days per week (9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. or 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.)

  • Respiratory support, speech therapy and neuro-psychological testing can be consulted in on an as needed basis

  • Can facilitated referrals for physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), neuro-optometry and adaptive driving evaluation

  • Advanced rehabilitation equipment technology