Health First Rehabilitation provides therapy services to patients on Brevard Florida's Space Coast who are hospitalized as well as on an outpatient basis. We provide medical rehabilitation to patients with a wide variety of diagnoses including orthopedics, trauma, pediatric, neurologic impairments, arthritic conditions, work-related injuries, sports injuries, lymphedema, pelvic dysfunction, cardiovascular, and pulmonary impairments.
Working hand-in-hand with primary care physicians, specialists, pediatricians, and occupational medicine physicians, as well as employers and insurance providers, our goal is to return patients to the best possible condition and promote a healthy and safe lifestyle.
Our Locations
611 Sheridan Road, 2nd floor, Melbourne 32901.... (321) 434-5231
220 Courtenay Parkway, Suite B, Merritt Island 32952.... (321) 434-5820
5200 Babcock Street NE, Suite 109, Palm Bay 32905.... (321) 722-5950
8705 N. Wickham Road, 1st floor (Pro-Health Fitness Center) Melbourne 32940.... (321) 434-9122
Our outpatient clinics are professionally staffed by licensed occupational, physical, and speech therapists who have achieved advanced training or certification in spine rehabilitation, manual therapy, joint mobilization, hand therapy, aquatic therapy, sports therapy, pediatrics, functional capacity assessment, and speech therapy.
Some of the treatment goals include:
- Minimizing pain/swelling
- Promoting healing of soft tissue injuries
- Restoring range of motion to joints
- Increasing muscle strength and endurance
- Correcting gait and postural deviations
- Client/family education
- Addressing work, self-care, and leisure roles
- Implementing standards of practice following surgical repairs
Specialty Services
- Pediatric Rehabilitation - Our extensive Pediatric Rehabilitation program is available at our Melbourne outpatient clinic on the second floor. Our skilled staff specializes in treating infants, children, and teens with a variety of diagnoses. We offer therapy for speech, fluency, communication, swallowing, sensory integration, ADLs, positioning, and mobility at both our Melbourne and Viera locations. Each therapist focuses on enhancing patient function and designing personalized programs tailored to individual needs.
- Pelvic Dysfunction Treatment Program - A comprehensive treatment program for the management of Pelvic Dysfunction, offered in our outpatient clinics in Melbourne, Palm Bay, and Viera. Our program is conducted by licensed physical and occupational therapists who have specialized training in the management of incontinence, and pelvic pain, which may be due to factors that include (but are not limited to) trauma, surgery, childbirth, infection, medication, stress and/or muscle spasms. Treatment can include pelvic muscle re-education, biofeedback, electrical stimulation, bladder retraining and behavior modification.
- Decongestive Therapy Management for Lymphedema - A complete Decongestive Therapy Management for Lymphedema, offered in our Melbourne, Palm Bay, and Viera outpatient clinics. This comprehensive therapeutic program is for patients with Lymphedema resulting from surgery, radiation, trauma, infection, stage 2 chronic venous insufficiency, malignancy, or congenital malformation of the lymphatic system. Program components include skin and nail care, manual lymph drainage, compression, and therapeutic exercise.
- Cardiac Rehabilitation - This personalized program, offered at our Melbourne and Viera outpatient clinics, is overseen by a physician and includes an evaluation and education on wellness topics, including exercise, nutrition, and stress management - putting recovery within reach.
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation - This comprehension program, includes two phases - outpatient and maintenance - to help patients with chronic lung disease learn to manage their condition and reduce their symptoms through focused breathing, exercise, and other wellness activities.
With four convenient locations in Melbourne, Merritt Island, Palm Bay and Viera, we can provide our patients with access to the most comprehensive medical rehabilitation facilities in Brevard.