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Planning the physical layout and considering the supplies and equipment you need for your rehab clinic is one of the most tangible, and expensive steps in practice-building. The right gear empowers you to deliver high-quality care, support patient outcomes, and enhance your clinic’s reputation.
Not sure where to start? We’ve created a prioritized checklist, guidance on selection criteria, and product examples to help you invest smartly. Let’s break down what your new outpatient rehab facility will need.
1. Treatment Tables & Clinic Furniture
These are your foundational pieces — where patients lie, sit, and receive manual therapy.
Treatment furniture
Consider choosing height-adjustable, durable, stable, and ergonomically designed tables. Elevate your practice further with custom branded treatment furniture solutions. For more information on selecting the best treatment tables for your facility, access our complete guide here.
Chairs & stools
Consider if your clinicians will need mobile rolling stools for patient treatments and completing documentation.
Storage cabinetry & carts
Rolling carts, storage bins, and shelving help keep consumable supplies neatly organized and accessible.
Bolsters, wedges, & positioning pillows
Devices like foam wedges, lumbar rolls, and total body positioning devices help with positioning, unloading, or progression.
2. Modalities & Electrotherapy
To provide a full spectrum of care, you’ll likely want:
3. Strength, Cardiovascular, & Conditioning Tools
Once you clear your treatment zones, you’ll want tools that let patients move, load, and progress:
- Resistance products
- Bands
- Tubing
- Cables
4. Hand & Upper Extremity Tools
Especially for orthopedics, hand therapy, and fine motor rehab, include:
- Exercise therapy products
- Hand therapy putties
- Finger exercisers
- Grip strengtheners
- Orthoses, splints, & wraps
- Assessment tools:
- Dynamometers
- Pinch gauges
- Goniometers
- Weights:
- Free weights
- Dumbbells
- Kettlebells
- Medicine balls
- Ergometers & bikes
- Balance & proprioception equipment:
- Balance boards
- Wobble boards
- Foam pads
- Gait & movement tools:
5. Specialty Offerings: Lymphedema, Pelvic Health, & Pediatrics
When offering specialties in your practice, you may need specific tools:
6. Consumables, Linens & Clinic Supplies
These are lower-cost but essential “consumables” that keep your clinic running.
- Taping:
- Cleaning supplies: towels, wipes, cleaning supplies, disinfectants
- Storage: bins, organizational trays
- Office supplies: clipboards, pens, printing paper
- Safety & first aid kits
7. Emerging Technologies
To stay competitive and leverage innovation, keep an eye on newer rehab tools. These new technologies can augment your traditional offerings. Discover the top 10 new products for outpatient rehab or browse all new products available.
Partner with a Comprehensive Supplier
A supplier with a full portfolio will help streamline sourcing and reduce the number of vendors you need to work with.
Tip: Bundle orders when possible to consolidate deliveries and reduce shipping overhead.
Performance Health is the largest rehabilitation supplier in North America, with over 70 years of expertise and a comprehensive catalog of the brands and products you need. We deliver solutions directly to your facility, working together to enable the journey of independence and performance.
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