• Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy

Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy

The physical medicine and rehabilitation team at District Medical Group (DMG) includes Board Certified physicians, advanced practitioners, and physical occupational and speech therapists to support patients in achieving as pain-free, comfortable, and independent life as possible.

Our DMG physical medicine and rehabilitation care team treats patients with challenges related to:

  • Behavioral and/or cognitive disorders

  • Burn and trauma

  • Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia)

  • Disorders including cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, cerebral palsy and torticollis

  • Hand injuries or surgery

  • Neurological disorders

  • Neuropathic pain

  • Orthopedic or sports injuries and joint pain

  • Speech, and/or expressive and receptive language delay

  • Spinal cord injury

  • Stroke

  • Traumatic brain injury

  • Work-related injuries

DMG physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists partner with the patient and other medical specialists, as appropriate, on diagnosis and development of a treatment plan to optimize mobility and minimize pain for the patient.  We utilize state-of-the-art technology for diagnosis and treatment, such as electromyography (EMG).

At DMG Children’s Rehabilitative Services (DMG CRS), we serve pediatric patients exclusively and have all the medical specialties and services on-site in a single, one story location to make it as easy as possible for our young patients with mobility challenges to get the care needed.

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Meet Our Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy Providers

John Porter, MD
John Porter, MD
Medical Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical School: Universidad de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico
Certification: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Management
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