INDEPENDENCE SQUARE HELPS HELICOPTER CRASH SURVIVOR REGAIN EVERYDAY SKILLS
August 29, 2019Zach Petersen is learning how to live life in a wheelchair after surviving a helicopter crash at a Music Festival in Arkansas in early June. The Fremo...
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Independence Square
Madonna features a simulated community called Independence Square where patients can engage in real-life skills, such as grocery shopping, cooking a meal, transferring in and out of a vehicle or getting in and out of bed.
Simulating real-life activities is not only critical to regaining the maximum level of independence, but helps build confidence and help regain skills like reaching and grasping, making a list, memory, cognitive skills and communication.
MADONNA EXPERT EXPLAINS NEW REAR-FACING CAR SAFETY SEAT RECOMMENDATIONS
September 17, 2018New guidelines recommend children-regardless of age- stay rear-facing until they reach the upper height and weight requirements of the car seat manufa...
CELEBRATING OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY MONTH AT MADONNA
April 24, 2018The month of April has been designated as Occupational Therapy Month and Madonna would like to recognize the important role of occupational therapy in...
MADONNA REHABILITATION HOPSITAL ADAPTS VOICE TECHNOLOGY TO AID RECOVERY (KETV)
February 27, 2018In a special report, KETV showed viewers how Madonna is innovating with different types of voice-activated assistive technology, from the Amazon Echo ...
‘NEVER GIVE UP’ ATTITUDE DRIVES IOWA WOMAN’S RECOVERY FROM TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
February 26, 2018Sydney Redler is baking cupcakes in the Independence Square kitchen for occupational therapy. It’s a long way from where the 19-year-old was a mon...