A Holistic Approach to Physical Therapy

Oasis Therapy is a physical therapist-owned private practice located in Frederick, MD. With expert focus in lymphedema, cancer rehabilitation orthopedic and neurological conditions, we offer personalized care to our clients.

Mission

Our mission is to get our clients back to their normal life in the shortest time possible so that they can live a healthy productive life.

Meet the staff

Neethu Thyparambil, PT, CLT

Neethu graduated from Father Muller's Medical College in India with a degree in Physical Therapy. She began practicing as a Physical Therapist in New York in 2004, and has since treated a wide variety of patients including Orthopedics, Neuromuscular Disorders, Pediatrics, and Women's Health.

In 2010 she moved to Maryland and became a Klose certified lymphedema therapist and is one of the few certified lymphedema therapists (CLT) in Frederick and neighboring counties. For the last 10+ years, she has been treating patients with lymphedema in outpatient, skilled nursing facilities and home settings in Frederick.

In 2016, she founded Oasis Therapy to channel her passion in treating patients suffering from lymphedema and Oasis Therapy quickly became one of the leading centers for lymphedema and Oncology rehab in the Frederick region. She has focused her clinical skills in treating patients with lymphedema, lipedema, post-surgical edema, and other chronic swelling disorders. She works with Vascular specialists, Wound care specialists, Oncologists, Nephrologists, Cardiologists, Orthopedist, Podiatrist, Primary Care Physicians and other specialties to improve the patient outcome.

She is a strong advocate for raising awareness of lymphedema and has conducted many outreach programs in the community. In her spare time, Neethu enjoys spending time with her husband and their two kids, cooking and gardening.

Jodi DePasquale, OTR/L, CLT

Jodi graduated from West Virginia University with a degree in Occupational Therapy in 2016. She has experience in a variety of settings including home health care, subacute care, and assisted living care where she treated a variety of patients.

Most recently, Jodi became certified as a lymphedema therapist in 2023 through the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy.

Jodi is passionate about helping her patients live a full and satisfying life where they can be as independent and healthy as possible. Jodi enjoys educating and treating her patients with lymphedema as well as breast cancer related rehab. Jodi enjoys learning about the latest research for lymphedema and breast cancer rehab and bringing her knowledge into the clinic to help her patients.

In her spare time, Jodi enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband, serving at her church, and giving her dog lots of love.