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Physical & Occupational Therapy in Helena, AL

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5 registered licensed therapists

2.1 per 10,000 residents

51st of 289 places in AL

population 23,388

median 6.3 0 34.6 providers per 10,000 residents · 249 places in Alabama
2.1 per 10,000 in Helena — well below the median of 6.3 across 249 places in Alabama.

Helena has 5 licensed therapists with a registered practice address, across 2 licence types.

With a population of 23,388, that works out to 2.1 providers per 10,000 residents. Density is a rough measure: providers register a practice address, which may be a clinic serving a much wider area than the city itself.

Density is the closest public proxy for how hard it will be to get an appointment, but it is only a proxy. It counts everyone with a registered address here, including people who have retired, moved or stopped taking new clients — nothing forces those records to be updated. Read it as a cautionary upper bound rather than a promise.

Helena is the 51st largest concentration in Alabama by number of providers, accounting for 0.3% of the state total.

No single licence type dominates here — physical therapist and occupational therapist are within reach of each other. For most common reasons to seek therapy, the distinction between those licences matters less than availability and cost.

With only 5 providers registered locally, most people here will be looking beyond the town. Licences are issued at state level, so a provider anywhere in Alabama can generally see you by video — which makes the statewide figure the more useful one: 4,552 licensed therapists are registered across Alabama. Asking specifically whether a practice takes remote appointments is usually the fastest way to widen the search.

These counts come from the federal NPI registry. A provider appears here if they hold an active NPI with a practice address in this area — it does not mean they are currently accepting new clients, and the registry does not record insurance, fees or availability.

Licence types in Helena

Everyone registered in Helena

Name Licence type Practice address Phone
Elizabeth Dorough Occupational Therapist 2022 ENGLISH OAK LANE, 35080 (205) 936-2958
Amy Maher, OTR/L Occupational Therapist 2243 OLD CAHABA PL, 35080 (205) 218-3245
Jonathan Freeman, DPT Physical Therapist 4690 HIGHWAY 17, 35080 (205) 624-4708
Keegan Lambeth Physical Therapist 4690 HIGHWAY 17, 35080 (205) 624-4708
Joseph McGhee, DPT Physical Therapist 4690 HIGHWAY 17, 35080 (205) 624-4708

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PlaceProvidersDistance
Alabaster 29 9.8 km
Hoover 158 12.4 km
Bessemer 45 12.4 km
Pelham 150 14.0 km
Hueytown 26 18.3 km
Homewood 57 20.6 km
Calera 12 22.3 km
Chelsea 17 23.5 km