Mount Vernon Physical Therapy

01/19/2025

We have opened a second location!
Address:
9455 Lorton Market St
Suite 100
Lorton, VA 22079
We share suite 100 with Mount Vernon Internal Medicine

Phone and fax #'s are the same:
Phone: 571-481-4547 Option 1 for Alexandria, Option 2 for Lorton
Fax: 571-551-6419

11/11/2024

On this Veterans Day we would like to say "Thank You" to all of our Veterans and their families for their commitment to service! Veterans and their families have made sacrifices and we appreciate everything you have done to serve our country! We would like to acknowledge two Veteran’s that have served in the military and also proud to say they are a part of our Mount Vernon Physical Therapy team. They are Jen Herrington (Navy) and Rachel Odom (Marine Corp) - Thank you both for your service and your continued excellence as physical therapists!

08/30/2023

Thank you to our neighbors! We are honored to be voted a 2023 Neighborhood Fave.
This award means so much for our business and helps us continue to grow in our community!
Be sure to visit us on and leave a recommendation:
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Outpatient Physical Therapy.

06/24/2023

Congratulations Grant!

06/09/2023

Our phones are now working again! Thank you for your patience with our technical difficulties!
To reach us:
Call 571-481-4547
Text 703-831-5072
Email schedule@MountVernonPT.com

Thank you

06/06/2023

6/6 4:00 p.m. our phone system is having technical problems. If you need to reach us, please text a message to: +1 (703) 831-5072 or send an email: Schedule@MountVernonPT.com

We apologize for the inconvenience and hope for a resolution ASAP.

05/24/2023

10/03/2022

Join our team (Mount Vernon Physical Therapy) on October 23rd for the “Walk to Bust Cancer” and invite friends and family too!

Mary's Wings will be onsite (at MVPT) on Tuesday, October 11. Please feel free to stop by and take photos. Use and when you post your photos online!

To register for The Walk on October 23, or donate, go to: https://www.givegab.com/campaigns/walk-to-bust-cancer-d053f581-3f0d-4561-ba0d-5725997c8abf

09/12/2022

While in San Diego, Janice Draper volunteered for the Wounded Warriors Tennis Program at Balboa Tennis Center. See Mission and Vision statements below. Click on the link below if you would like to donate. Wounded Warriors is nationwide and any donation is very much appreciated and helps a wonderful organization! Go to the link below for more information on the program. Thank you!

https://www.sdwoundedwarriortennis.org/donate.html

Our Mission:

The Wounded Warrior Tennis Program uses tennis as a means of rehabilitation and community re-integration for wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans of all ages. Our programs satisfy physical, emotional, and social needs, promote a fit and healthy lifestyle, and enhance quality of life.

Our Vision:

To create and inspire a global tennis community for wounded, ill, and injured service members, veterans, and their families where they feel welcome and safe, resulting in improved quality of life through better health, meaningful relationships, self-confidence, and personal independence.

09/09/2022

It was a special week celebrating Steve’s Birthday.

Wish Steve a Happy birthday through comments, like, or send Steve a Birthday wish.

09/02/2022

Rachel Odom, DPT; is a physical therapist here at Mount Vernon Physical Therapy who specializes in Vestibular Dysfunction, Dry Needling, and Cupping.

"When I work with Vestibular Dysfunction patients, my exercises are focused to stimulate the vestibular apparatus. Exercises could include balancing, walk-to-standing, and even simply neck rotation. The goal in repeating these exercises is for the brain to learn to tolerate and accurately interpret this type of stimulation." ~Rachel Odom, DPT

Vestibular dysfunction is a disturbance in the body's balance system due to an insult to the vestibular system of the inner ear, the central nervous system processing centers, or both. The symptoms of peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction may overlap, and a targeted physical examination will often help to differentiate between the two. Symptoms typically consist of vertigo, nausea, vomiting, intolerance to head motion, unsteady gait, and postural instability, with nystagmus often clinically apparent as well.

Patients typically referred for vestibular rehabilitation therapy are those diagnosed with dizziness, imbalance, vertigo, Meniere’s syndrome, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), neck-related dizziness and migraines. Other candidates are patients who have had a stroke or brain injury or who frequently fall. In most cases, if patients continue to perform the exercises they have learned, balance and dizziness problems decrease significantly or completely disappear.

Information from this post was retrieved from:
Vestibular Dysfunction - Statpearls - NCBI Bookshelf. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK558926/.

08/30/2022

Hello everyone, we here at Mount Vernon Physical Therapy want to congratulate Kathleen Thompson on being the Physical Therapist of the week.

Kathleen grew up locally and graduated from West Potomac Highschool, then earned her BS in Sports Medicine from Old Dominion University. Afterwards, she went on to receive her Masters in Physical Therapy from Shenandoah University.
Kathleen brings her enthusiasm to MVPT and her over 20 years’ experience as a physical therapist. She has had years of experience in both inpatient and outpatient clinics where she treated patients with a variety of needs, including acute and cardiac care, orthopedic, neurological, balance, wound and ventilator weaning rehab. Most recently, she worked with inpatient joint replacement patients at INOVA Mount Vernon Hospital, where she was also a member of the outpatient clinic team helping patients of all ages recover their maximum abilities after experiencing orthopedic or neurological events.
On a personal level she enjoys spending time with her family, which includes not only a husband and three children but also a dog and a rabbit, volunteering in the Mount Vernon community and her children's schools, as well as raising service dogs for the military veterans' Warrior Canine Connection program.