Welcome to the Ohio State University Hospitals Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Web Site.

Dodd Hall Rehabilitation Hospital at OSU Medical Center has been ranked among America's Best Hospitals in Rehabilitation for 15 consecutive years by US News & World Report. Ohio State University Medical Center is included on Hospitals & Health Networks magazine's list of 100 Most Wired Hospitals. We are "creating the future of health care to improve people's lives." Faculty within the department are actively involved in clinical and basic science research in the areas of traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, bone & mineral metabolism, as well as electrodiagnostic medicine.

The Division of Rehabilitation Psychology is a major contributor to the success of the department. These faculty are active in neuropsychology and problems of behavior following brain injury, as well as consultation and counseling.
More information can be found at:   http://rehabpsych.org/

The residency program in PM&R provides abundant clinical experience and research opportunities. Inpatient rehabilitative care involves brain injury, spinal cord injury, pediatric rehabilitation, stroke, orthopedics, general neuromuscular diseases as well as cancer and organ transplantation. Ambulatory experiences include general and specialty physical medicine & electrodiagnostic medicine.

Our department also supports a fellowship program in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) at Columbus Children’s Hospital. Please click on:  http://www.columbuschildrens.com/ to view information about Children’s Hospital - Specialty "Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation".  

To view the Dodd Rehabilitation Hospital website, click on the following link. http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/patientcare/hospitalsandservices/programs/rehabilitation/

Rehabilitation patients at Ohio State University Medical Center are golfing and bowling their way back to health - without ever leaving the hospital - through therapists' innovative use of a video game system to supplement their prescribed exercises.  Rehabilitation professionals recently began using the system to assist patients in working on visual and cognitive skills, problem solving, balance, coordination, and upper- and lower-body strength and endurance.  Winget said games used for rehab patients include golf, bowling, tennis and baseball, all part of the Wii gaming system manufactured by Nintendo. 
      http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/mediaroom/press/article.cfm?ID-3573


The Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation  http://www.ohiovalley.org  conducts research, provides education and develops programs to improve the quality of life of persons who experience traumatic brain injury.  The Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Network http://www.tbinetwork.org assists adults who have incurred a traumatic brain injury and also have a substance use disorder to attain a healthy, productive and satisfying lifestyle.