Outpatient Stroke Rehabilitation

Your Outpatient Recovery Program

Cone Health offers a coordinated outpatient stroke rehabilitation program designed for individuals who are ready to continue recovery through scheduled therapy visits. Care is personalized to your goals and abilities, with a focus on helping you safely and confidently return to daily life.

Your outpatient rehab plan may include one or more of the following services:

• Physical therapy (PT) – Improves strength, balance, walking and overall mobility
• Occupational therapy (OT) – Helps you relearn daily activities such as dressing, bathing, cooking and working
• Speech therapy – Supports communication, cognition and swallowing skills
• Neuropsychology services – Helps address changes in memory, thinking, mood or behavior

If you receive more than one type of therapy, we work to coordinate visits so you can see multiple therapists during the same day when possible.

Need more intensive support?
If your recovery requires 24/7 medical care and daily therapy, learn more about our Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation program.

What to Expect From Outpatient Stroke Rehabilitation

As an outpatient, you’ll receive one‑on‑one care from a licensed therapist or licensed therapy assistant during scheduled clinic visits. Your care team partners with you to create a personalized, goal‑oriented plan focused on your specific challenges and priorities.

Outpatient stroke rehabilitation may include:

• Targeted therapy sessions focused on functional improvement
• Education to support recovery at home and in the community
• Safe exercises to practice between visits
• Ongoing reassessment as your abilities change

Family members or caregivers may be involved when appropriate, helping support progress outside of therapy sessions.

Areas of Focus in Outpatient Stroke Rehabilitation

Outpatient stroke rehabilitation services are tailored to support recovery across key functional areas.

Self‑Care & Daily Living Skills

• Activities of daily living (ADL) retraining – Supports independence with dressing, bathing and grooming
• Safety awareness training – Helps you adapt your home and routines to reduce fall and injury risk
• VitalStim® therapy – Uses gentle electrical stimulation and exercises to support swallowing function

Mobility, Balance & Vision

• Balance training to reduce fall risk
• Functional electrical stimulation (FES) to support muscle activation
• Gait analysis and walking retraining
• Hand splinting to help manage spasticity
• Orthotic assessment and training
• Strengthening and endurance exercises
• Vision retraining
• Wheelchair assessment for community and functional mobility when needed

Communication & Cognitive Skills

• Aphasia therapy to support communication and language
• Cognitive retraining to improve attention, memory, organization and problem‑solving
• Neuropsychology evaluation and treatment to address thinking and behavioral changes after stroke