David S Rubendall, DO
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Bio & Overview
David S. Rubendall, DO, specializes in treating the full spectrum of patients who require rehabilitation, including those with spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injury, stroke, neuromuscular and musculoskeletal conditions. He also provides non-operative outpatient treatment to adolescents and adults with sports injuries or those who require spinal or neuromuscular care. Rubendall utilizes a variety of hands-on Osteopathic Manual Medicine (OMM) techniques, including counterstrain physical therapy, myofascial release, muscle energy and high-velocity, low-amplitude maneuvers.
Rubendall received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in Downers Grove, Illinois. He then completed his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency training at the Residency Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc. in Wheaton, Illinois.
In addition to patient care, Rubendall is actively involved in resident education and training, as well as employee health. He is the medical director of UVA WorkMed Program. This is a comprehensive program that the university utilizes to meet the occupational medical needs of their employees. In this role, Rubendall provides treatment for occupational injuries, employment physicals, and fitness for duty examinations. He also oversees resident clinical rotations, providing hands-on training on procedures such as electromyography testing, injections and osteopathic manipulation.
Rubendall is a member of the Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue Wellness and Fitness Steering Team. In this role, he helps provide direction and insight for firefighter wellness and fitness programs.
Academic Information
- Department
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Academic Role
- Associate Professor
- Division
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Conditions & Treatments
- Adult idiopathic scoliosis
- Arthralgia
- Arthritis
- Axial low back pain
- Back muscle injury
- Bursitis
- Carpal tunnel syndrome (cts)
- Cervical spine evaluation
- Cervical spine injection evaluation
- Chronic neck pain
- Degenerative joint disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Idiopathic scoliosis
- Joint injection
- Lumbar spine evaluation
- Musculoskeletal injection
- Musculoskeletal pain
- Neck rehabilitation
- Neural foraminal stenosis
- Non surgical treatment for disc herniation
- Non surgical treatment of back pain
- Orthopedic rehabilitation
- Osteoarthritis
- Primary spine care
- Repetitive stress injury
- Rotator cuff injury
- Sacroiliac (si) steroid injection
- Sacroiliitis
- Shoulder instability
- Spinal stenosis
- Tendinopathy
- Thoracic spine evaluation
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University (1995)
- Residency
- Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hos (1999)
- Certification
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
Highlights
Awards
- 2019 Best Bedside Manner Awards, OurHealth Charlottesville and Shenandoah Valley Magazine; Second Place, Physical Medicine
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2012 UVA Excellence in Teaching Award
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2010 Randall L. Braddom Healing Hands Award, UVA Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program
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