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Common Therapy Diagnoses

Outpatient Therapy Services are integral to the treatment and rehabilitation of patients with functional limitation or loss resulting from disability, disease or injury. The George Washington University Hospital’s Outpatient Rehabilitation Center treats the common diagnoses listed here.

 Cervical
  • Sprain/strain
  • Whiplash
  • Cervical fusion
  • Herniated disc
  • Headaches
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Degenerative disc disease
Thoracic
  • Thoracic facet syndrome
  • Sprain/strain
  • Herniated disc
  • Degenerative disc disease
  • Thoracic outlet syndrome
  • Spinal cord injury
Lumbar
  • Sprain/strain
  • Herniated disc
  • Lumbar fusion
  • Degenerative disc disease
  • Spinal stenosis
  • S/I dysfunction
  • Spinal cord injury
Neurological
  • Stroke (CVA)
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Shoulder
  • Shoulder replacement
  • Impingement
  • Dislocation bursitis
  • Tendonitis
  • Rotator cuff tear
  • Acromioplasty
Elbow
  • Lateral epicondylitis
  • Medial epicondylitis
  • Tendonitis
  • S/P fractures
Wrist/hand
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • S/P wrist fracture
  • S/P digit fractures
  • Neuropathies
  • Custom splinting
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Tendon repairs
Hip
  • Total hip replacement
  • Trochanteric bursitis
  • Iliotibial band injuries
Knee
  • ACL reconstruction
  • Patella Femoral Syndrome
  • Total knee replacement
  • Arthroscopic surgery
  • Amputation
Foot
  • Sprain/strain
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • S/P foot fractures
  • Heel spurs
Ankle
  • Sprain (grades II and III)
  • ORIF
  • Reconstruction
  • Ankle fusion
 
Musculoskeletal
  • Tendonitis
  • S/P tendon repair
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Bursitis
  • Tendon tear
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Osteoporosis
Audiology (including pediatrics)
  • Age-related hearing loss
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Stroke
  • Oncology
  • Prematurity (infants)
  • Tinnitus
  • Vertigo
  • Medical hearing loss
Speech/Language Dysfunction
  • Cognition problems
  • Memory retraining
  • Speech dysfunctions
  • Language dysfunctions
  • Aphasia
  • Dysarthria
  • Dysphagia
 

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