Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

The Section of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at Nationwide Children's Hospital specializes in the diagnosis and management of children with physically disabling conditions. Our physicians are board-certified specialists in PM&R with additional certification with either Pediatric Board Certification or Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Fellowship training. Our physicians are members of the Departments of Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State College of Medicine. The section is actively involved with teaching of medical students and medical residents.

Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit is proud to be accredited by both the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation (CARF). We offer a Comprehensive Pediatric Family-Centered Care Inpatient Rehabilitation Program. Our Day Treatment Program can be customized to meet the needs of the patient/family. Our Rehabilitation Clinic is established for follow-up visits, as well as evaluation for potential admission. Read our 2010 Inpatient Rehabilitation Program Overview for more information.

Services

• Baclofen pump evaluation and management

• Botulirium toxin injections

• Bracing and prosthetic evaluation and prescription

• Comprehensive Inpatient Pediatric Family Centered Rehabilitation Program (CARF & JACHO accredited)

• Concussion Clinic

• Electrodiagnosis (EMG & NCV)

• Inpatient Consultation

• Outpatient evaluation & management of physically disabling conditions

• Spasticity Management

• Wheelchair and seating evaluation and prescription

Conditions

• Amputation/limb deficiency

• Anoxic Brain Injury

• Arthritis

• BMT

• Brachial plexus injuries

• Brain injury - traumatic and non-traumatic

• Brain Tumors

• Burns

• Cancer

• Cerebral Palsy

• Conversion Disorders

• Cystic Fibrosis

• Developmental Delay

• Diabetes

• Down Syndrome

• Encephalitis

• Feeding and Swallowing Disorders

• Guillain-Barré 

• Hand Injury

• Head and Spinal Cord Injury

• Hemophilia

• Meningitis

• Muscular dystrophy and muscle disorders

• Myelomeningocele (spina bifida)

• Neuromuscular disease

• Orthopedic Fractures

• Orthopedic Injuries

• Orthopedics and Athletic Injuries

• OT/PT related conditions

• Peripheral nerve injuries

• Physical Rehabilitation

• Physically disabling conditions

• Post-operative Baclofen Pump insertions

• Post–operative Dorsal Rhizotomy

• Prematurity

• Pulmonary Disorders

• Sensory Integration Dysfunction

• Sickle Cell Disease

• Spasticity and abnormal tone

• Spina Bifida

• Spinal Cord Injury and Disease

• Spinal Cord Tumors

• Stroke

• Torticollis

• Transverse Myelitis

• Traumatic Brain Injury