Rehabilitation Advice Line
Alberta Health Services - Provincial Health Services
- Description
- The Rehabilitation Advice Line is a telephone service open Monday to Friday and provides rehabilitation advice and general health information for Albertans of any age.
The service can:
- assess your rehabilitation needs over the phone
- speak to parents, guardians or caregivers about a child's development or well-being
- give advice on activities and exercises that help with physical, functional, or developmental concerns
- provide strategies to manage the day-to-day activities affected by these concerns.
- link you to rehabilitation services
The Rehabilitation Advice Line cannot:
- book and manage your physiotherapy appointments
Have a physical concern & need physiotherapy? Visit ahs.ca/physio.
For concerns unrelated to rehabilitation, please call:
- your physician, pharmacist about medication questions
- 811 or physician about significant pain, or regarding worsening symptoms
Key Provider: occupational therapists, physiotherapists, therapy assistants - Eligibility
- Yes, Service targets Albertans who:
- have existing musculoskeletal conditions and/or are awaiting or recovering from bone and/or joint surgery
- have questions about their child's / youth's (birth to 18 years) development and wellbeing
- are low income and wanting to access AHS funded physiotherapy for a general joint or muscle condition.
- are still recovering from COVID-19 and have ongoing problems after 3 or more weeks after the appearence of COVID-19 symptoms
- have existing physical disabilities related to neurological conditions (e.g.: Parkinson’s, SCI, BI, Stroke, MS)
- Application Process
- Service Access: Telephone Information Line, Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information.
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: No,
- Toll Free
- 1-833-379-0563
- Languages
- Interpreter/Translation services
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: N/A - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: N/A -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Last Verified On
- March 1, 2024
- Hours of Operation
- Mon09:00 AM to 05:00 PMTue09:00 AM to 05:00 PMWed09:00 AM to 05:00 PMThu09:00 AM to 05:00 PMFri09:00 AM to 05:00 PM
Closed during statutory holidays.