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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Referring Provider Instructions
Our physicians and/or practitioners see individuals 0-21 years of age who are referred from other physicians, community providers, or are self-referred. To refer your patient to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, please complete the following steps.
- Complete the online referral form or submit via Texas Children's Link
Note: Our online referral forms must be completed using an updated browser such as Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome or Safari. Users are no longer able to successfully complete our forms using Internet Explorer.
- Provide patient with scheduling instructions
- Follow your patients’ care
Request access or log in to Texas Children's Link, an online provider portal connection to Texas Children’s electronic medical record. With Texas Children's Link, you are able to place and cancel orders and referrals, access patient medical records, view images, receive updates and notifications, and more.
Please do NOT use the PM&R Referral Form for therapy orders.
Please fax therapy orders to 832-825-5558.
Referral Guidelines
- Assessment and management of patients with neuromuscular and musculoskeletal conditions including cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, Rett syndrome, multiple sclerosis/transverse myelitis, torticollis and limb deficiency/amputation
- Spasticity management using oral medications, neurolytic procedures including Botox; evaluations for surgical interventions such as intratecal baclofen pump therapy/selective dorsal rhizotomy as well as orthopedic surgery with referral to Neurosurgery and Orthopedic departments for surgical consultation
- Consultations on medications, orthotic and prosthetic devices, therapy prescriptions and adaptive equipment/assistive technology
- Inpatient consultations for rehabilitative management of patients with post-trauma, post-surgical, or disease-related rehabilitative needs
Need Help?
If you are a referring provider’s office needing referral assistance or a provider needing to speak to an on-call specialist, please contact the Provider Connect team, M-F 8a-5p, excluding holidays:
- Phone: 832-TCH-CARE (832-824-2273)
- Toll-Free: 877-855-4857
- Email: providerconnect@texaschildrens.org