Outpatient Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

People who suffer with bone, joint, muscle and nerve problems can often get better without surgery by consulting with a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation known as a physiatrist. Physiatrists are medical doctors that treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles and tendons. Physiatrists facilitate physiologic adaptation to disability to prevent lifelong complications or future deterioration secondary to disabling conditions. The goal of the physiatrist is to provide non-surgical medical care to maximize a patient’s physical, biological, psychological, social, and vocational potential. A physiatrist should be consulted when pain, weakness, or disability is preventing a patient from achieving an independent lifestyle and/or their full potential.

Physiatrists use a comprehensive approach and a variety of techniques including:

• Acupuncture
• Direct referrals and communication to medical/surgical subspecialists when needed
• Direct referrals to physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech and language pathology
• Imaging
• Lymphedema therapy
• Medications
• Trigger Point Injections

Physical therapists (PTs) treat the full spectrum of musculoskeletal, post-surgical, neurological, gait, balance and pain dysfunctions. PTs work in collaboration with your doctors and other medical providers to deliver a comprehensive approach to maximizing functional outcomes.

Physical therapists treat patients of all ages with various diagnoses including, but not limited to:

Occupational therapists (OTs) provide treatment to patients with orthopedic, neurological, developmental, vascular, lymphatic, myofascial and developmental disorders. OTs work to help each patient reach their goal of maximal independence in the home, workplace, school and community.

Occupational therapists treat patients of all ages with various diagnoses including, but not limited to:

Speech therapists, also known as speech-language pathologists (SLPs), are healthcare professionals who specialize in diagnosing and treating communication and swallowing disorders. They work with clients of all ages, providing services such as speech sound therapy, language intervention, voice therapy, swallowing rehabilitation, and cognitive-communication therapy. Speech therapists develop personalized treatment plans, offer counseling and education, and collaborate with other healthcare professionals to help clients improve their communication skills and quality of life.

Speech language pathologists (SLPs) treat patients of all ages with various diagnoses including, but not limited to:

• Cognitive communication
• Feeding difficulties in infants, children, and adults
• Language disorders
• Neurologic disorders
• Social communication
• Speech disorders
• Speech sound disorders
• Swallowing disorders
• Voice disorders
• Parkinson’s Disease – LSVT LOUD certified therapists
• Pediatric disorders

SLPs at Greenwich Hospital are trained to complete advanced instrumental swallow studies to assist with the diagnosis and management of swallowing disorders. Currently the instrumental study known as Modified Barium Swallow (MBS) is used on an outpatient basis at Greenwich Hospital.

We offer walk-in orthopedic care for non-life-threatening injuries at Long Ridge Medical Center in Stamford Monday through Friday from 5 pm - 8 pm and Saturdays from 8 am - noon. No appointment needed. Closed holidays.

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