Brain Injury Rehabilitation
The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program helps people recover from mild, moderate or severe brain injuries through advanced therapies and technology.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Ohio State offers compassionate, comprehensive rehabilitation care when you need it most.
Expert rehabilitative care for your recovery journey
When illness or injury takes away your ability to move freely, communicate easily, or simply enjoy life, it can be difficult and overwhelming to know where to turn for help.
The physical medicine and rehabilitation experts at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center provide the best and most comprehensive rehabilitation therapies and services for every stage of your recovery. Whether you need acute therapy while in the hospital or inpatient rehabilitative care at our award-winning Dodd Rehabilitation Hospital, we offer services that are specialized to your condition, treating everything from neurological and orthopedic injuries to women’s health issues and balance problems. We bring that same quality to our outpatient rehabilitation centers where you can continue your recovery at locations close to home.
Our multidisciplinary team, which includes physiatrists, specially trained therapists, psychologists, rehabilitation engineers and others, collaborates to create a treatment plan personalized to your unique rehabilitation needs and goals. You’re not in therapy for life but to get back to life, so let us be a partner in your recovery and get you back to what’s most important.
World-class, accredited therapy and rehabilitation
A place to recover at Dodd Rehabilitation Hospital
For more than six decades, Dodd has been a pioneer in inpatient rehabilitation care. This 60-bed facility is ranked one of the "Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation" by U.S. News & World Report and is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities for providing the highest level of care. Our clinical staff practices with a patient-first philosophy, and rehab specialists come from all over to train in this culture of healing.
Personalized assistive technology services
Our assistive technology services team provides the latest advancements in devices and systems to help you live to your full potential following injury. These services include our Wheelchair Seating and Mobility Clinic, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, adaptive sports and driving rehabilitation as well as gaming and other electronic aids.
We’re home to a 5,000-square-foot facility dedicated to assistive technology services, including individualized evaluation, equipment trial and training.
Restoring more than function after illness or injury
The rehabilitation experts at Ohio State understand that recovering from a traumatic brain injury, stroke or other devastating condition requires more than just therapy and medication management. We treat the whole person, whether that’s providing mental health care, vision services and transition-to-home plans. We also support families and caregivers with education, training and assigned case managers and social workers.
Find the care that’s right for you
Ohio State offers a breadth of rehabilitation services unparalleled in central Ohio. You can receive condition-specific therapies and service-based treatment at all levels of care, from acute to inpatient to outpatient.
Many of our specialty programs, such as those for brain injury, cancer, spinal cord injury and stroke, are CARF-accredited as well, meaning the specific rehab programs meet high standards of quality and outcomes.
Specialized physical medicine and rehabilitation programs and services
Cancer Rehabilitation
We can help you overcome the effects of your cancer or any associated lymph-node swelling with a personalized treatment plan.
Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Our nationally known program for people with spinal cord injuries is led by a team determined to help you reach your fullest potential.
Stroke Rehabilitation
Ohio State’s Stroke Rehabilitation Program can help you regain function, mobility and confidence during your stroke recovery.
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Join the thousands who trust us
We treat nearly 10,000 people every year.
Expert care across 15+ specialties
We're home to more than 15 specialty programs, including rehab for brain injury, cancer and amputations.
Nationally recognized
We're ranked as one of the 'Best Hospitals' for Rehabilitation by U.S. News & World Report.
Comprehensive support throughout your journey
At Ohio State, we have a variety of rehabilitation settings in which we can provide treatment. We’ll be with you every step of the way, whether you are still in the hospital, or until you are home.
Meet our patients
From crippling pain to a renewed life
An active grandfather’s road to recovery after back surgery started at Dodd. Now, he’s back to keeping up with his grandchildren and traveling the world.