Our technology and equipment

A strong rehabilitation program is built on an experienced staff and access to state-of-the-art equipment and technology. Polinsky Medical Rehabilitation Center has both.

We consistently invest in cutting-edge equipment that helps our patients rebuild their bodies, their minds and their lives. Many purchases are made through the generosity of the Van Gorden Fund of the Miller-Dwan Foundation.

We offer:

• Balance Master, an advanced computerized system that observes how you keep your balance. It is the only one of its kind in the Northland. Robomedica, a body weight support system that helps patients learn to walk again. It’s the only one in Minnesota.
   
• Saeboflex, an orthotic device that helps people with neurological impairments work on hand grasp and release
   
• Hand Mentor, a new technology that helps restore range of motion and strengthens muscles in wrists and fingers, particularly in patients who have had a stroke or brain injury.
   
• Bioness, which electronically stimulates arms, hands and legs to recover use and motion
   
• LiteGate Walker, a body weight support system that helps develop posture and balance for walking
   
• Environmental Control System, a computer-assisted system that allows people to control their environment -- turn on the lights, adjust the TV’s volume or answer the phone -- with a head movement or voice command
   
• XSenors Pressure Mapping System, a medical seating system that helps clinicians assess pressure on patients’ weight-bearing areas
   
• Dynavision, a training device that increases range of motion in the arms and shoulder; improves balance and reaction times; and teaches compensatory scanning strategies for people with visual impairments
   
• Digital Swallowing Station/FEES, which uses a fiber-optic scope to evaluate swallowing and provide video images to aid in therapy
   
• Vital Stim, which uses electrodes to stimulate throat muscles and nerves to aid swallowing
   
• DynaVox, an electronic communication device that allows people with communication challenges to communicate their wants and needs.