Orthopedic rehabilitation is a different discipline than general physical therapy. A knee replacement patient has different precautions than a stroke patient. A spinal fusion recovery requires a different progression than a rotator cuff repair. The therapist treating you needs to know your surgeon’s protocol, your weight-bearing restrictions, and the specific tissue healing timeline for your procedure. At Dolphin Pointe, our orthopedic rehab team specializes in post-surgical bone and joint recovery. Every patient works one-on-one with a licensed therapist who builds the program around the specific surgery, the specific joint, and the specific goals of the person in front of them. Our full-size therapy gym and two heated aquatic therapy pools let us combine land-based and water-based treatment in the same session — an approach that accelerates recovery for joint replacement, fracture, and spine patients. We serve both inpatient and outpatient clients at our rehabilitation center in Jacksonville’s Arlington neighborhood.

Some patients are referred directly by their surgeon. Others are weeks or months post-surgery and realize they’ve plateaued. If any of these describe where you are right now, structured orthopedic rehab can get your recovery back on track.

Joint replacement rehabilitation is our highest-volume orthopedic program. We treat patients recovering from total hip replacements, total knee replacements, partial knee replacements, shoulder replacements, and revision surgeries. Rehab starts within the first day of admission for inpatient patients — early weight-bearing, range of motion, and gait training under direct therapist supervision. For outpatient patients from Arlington, University Park, and Fairways Forest, we build a progressive schedule that moves through your surgeon’s protocol milestones while fitting around your daily life. Our aquatic therapy pools are especially valuable for joint replacement patients — warm water reduces joint swelling and lets you practice walking and squatting with 50 to 90 percent of your body weight offloaded.

Fracture recovery and spine rehabilitation are the next most common referrals. Hip fractures, wrist fractures, ankle fractures, and vertebral compression fractures are all common in older adults after falls — and every one of them requires structured rehab once the bone has healed. We restore the range of motion, strength, and coordination that weeks of immobilization takes away. Spine rehab covers post-surgical recovery from fusions, laminectomies, and discectomies as well as non-surgical management of chronic back and neck pain. Core stabilization, posture retraining, and aquatic exercise form the foundation of every spine program we run. Patients from Colony Cove, Woodmere, and Springfield are referred to us by orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons across northeast Florida.

For patients managing chronic conditions without surgery, our arthritis management and mobility training programs reduce pain and improve function through targeted exercise, manual therapy, joint protection education, and aquatic therapy. These programs serve patients who want to avoid surgery as long as possible — as well as patients who are building strength before a planned procedure. We coordinate with our physical therapy clinic, occupational therapy team, and pain management program when a patient’s recovery benefits from more than one discipline. Families from Mandarin, Regency, Orange Park, and across Duval County choose Dolphin Pointe for orthopedic rehab because that multi-discipline coordination under one roof is what separates a good outcome from a great one.

Jacksonville is home to major orthopedic surgery practices and hospital programs. Baptist Health, Ascension St. Vincent’s, UF Health Jacksonville, and Mayo Clinic perform thousands of joint replacements, fracture repairs, and spinal procedures every year. When those patients need post-surgical rehabilitation, the quality of the rehab facility directly affects their long-term outcome. A patient who receives structured, milestone-driven orthopedic rehab in the first six weeks recovers faster and more completely than one who does generic exercises at a general PT clinic. That’s not a marketing claim — it’s documented across decades of orthopedic rehabilitation research.

Dolphin Pointe’s orthopedic rehab program provides the clinical depth that complex recoveries require. Our therapists follow procedure-specific protocols for every major orthopedic surgery. Our aquatic therapy pools give joint replacement and spine patients a recovery tool that most post-acute facilities in Duval County don’t have. And because we’re a full rehabilitation center with 24-hour nursing, our inpatient orthopedic patients get therapy daily and medical support between sessions — something an outpatient-only clinic can’t offer. Our partnership with Jacksonville University keeps our team current on the latest orthopedic recovery evidence and techniques.

We serve patients from Arlington, University Park, Fairways Forest, Colony Cove, Woodmere, Gilmore, Lake Lucina, Springfield, San Marco, Riverside, Avondale, Mandarin, Regency, Orange Park, Southside, Downtown Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, and Atlantic Beach. We accept most major insurance plans, including Medicare. Call 904-914-8801 to schedule your first orthopedic rehab visit or arrange a facility tour.

Whether you’re transferring from a hospital or coming in for your first outpatient visit, here’s how orthopedic rehab works at Dolphin Pointe.

1. Referral and records review. Your surgeon or physician sends a referral with your surgical report, imaging, and post-operative restrictions. Our admissions team verifies insurance and schedules your start — typically same-day for inpatient hospital transfers, within a few days for outpatient evaluations.

2. Orthopedic-specific evaluation. Your therapist reviews your surgical protocol and performs a hands-on assessment — range of motion, strength, weight-bearing status, gait pattern, and functional ability. This evaluation sets specific, measurable milestones tied to your procedure and your surgeon’s expectations.

3. Milestone-driven treatment plan. Your therapist sets targets your surgeon would recognize — 120 degrees of knee flexion by week six, full weight-bearing by week four, independent stair climbing by week eight. These aren’t vague goals. They’re the clinical benchmarks that define a successful orthopedic recovery.

4. One-on-one therapy sessions. Sessions combine land-based therapy in our gym with aquatic therapy in our heated pools when indicated. Your assigned therapist sees you at every visit — tracking your numbers, adjusting resistance and progression, and communicating with your surgeon’s office when milestones are reached or if the recovery deviates from the expected timeline.

5. Discharge and continued care. When you’ve hit your milestones, your therapist provides a home exercise program and coordinates any continued services — outpatient maintenance therapy, home safety evaluation, or referral back to your surgeon for follow-up imaging. You leave with a clear plan, not an open-ended discharge.

Dolphin Pointe Health Care is a Florida licensed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility that has been serving Jacksonville since 2020. Our patients and their families consistently rate us 5 stars on Google. We accept most major insurance plans including Medicare. See what our families say — then come see the facility for yourself. Visit our homepage to learn more about everything we offer.

Orthopedic recovery doesn’t happen on its own. Every week without structured rehab is a week your body heals around limitations instead of through them. If you’ve had surgery, a fracture, or a joint condition that’s affecting your daily life, call us today. We serve patients from Arlington, University Park, Springfield, San Marco, Riverside, Mandarin, Orange Park, Regency, Downtown Jacksonville, and the Beaches communities.

Dolphin Pointe Health Care
5355 Dolphin Point Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32211
Phone: 904-914-8801
Open 24 Hours