Brain Injury Rehabilitation

Find your path forward after brain injury.

No two brain injuries are the same. Likewise, no single rehabilitation plan should be designed the same.

In short, we tailor therapy to the person, not solely the injury. Our clinicians identify each individual’s unique physical, emotional and cognitive goals, and proceed to build rehabilitation that not only promotes recovery, but envisions and plans for life after QLI.

A brain injury requires enormous resources to treat effectively. More importantly, it requires a deep understanding of neuroplasticity — the learning process that allows the brain to change in response to targeted repetition. To this end, our rehabilitation team is a highly collaborative network of experts across an array of clinical disciplines. We offer some of the nation’s leading physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists as well as a diverse cast of specialists from the worlds of adaptive sports, vocational rehabilitation, mental health experts and beyond. Together, we support clients as they perform the tasks central to lifelong success.

Formal therapy is a key foundation and involves time with clinicians and therapy assistants targeting strength and conditioning, or guided speech and swallowing practice, or true-to-life functional training built to coach clients through realistic tasks — morning routines and play time with the kids, for instance.

Our programs utilize an assortment of advanced rehabilitation technology. Exoskeletions and anti-gravity gait training systems promote proper walking mechanics. Functional Electrical Stimulation equipment helps weakened muscles achieve a higher level of activity that augments both muscular strength and cardiovascular endurance. Virtual reality headsets engage provides fun and immersive ways to maximize the physical activity output from the upper body.

Ultimately, our goal with each individual is to move rehabilitation outside the therapy lab to connect your growing functional abilities to realistic environments and responsibilities. Whether inside the home, at the workplace, or wherever you might enjoy meaningful pastimes, your entire team seeks to help you apply the skills learned in therapy — supporting clients as they use new or regained abilities in varied, dynamic situations.

QLI’s brain injury rehabilitation program is very different than your experience in the acute rehabilitation hospital setting. QLI delivers its services on an active, vibrant campus setting, and while much of our therapy programming takes place within one of our formal training spaces, we prioritize active use of skills in realistic environments — both throughout our campus and the Greater Omaha community. Ours is an intensive, skill-based approach focused on learning, one that incorporates a forward-facing vision into every part of rehabilitation. Here, our efforts build a framework, a constant development leading to the realization of your individual potential. In short, we’re always working with you toward something bigger. And our team has flexibility and creativity to ensure the process meets your unique goals.