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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation team is committed to helping patients achieve the highest possible level of physical, functional, and cognitive independence after an injury or illness.
We are a major referral center for patients requiring rehabilitative care. Our physicians (who are all board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation), researchers, and therapists are among the most respected in the nation.
Leaders in Rehabilitation
UT Southwestern’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation team offers individualized, patient-centered rehabilitative care based on our patients' needs.
We provide comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation, acute inpatient consultation and care, and outpatient services to patients affected by conditions that limit mobility and function.
We are one of the premier physician and therapist training centers in the country and the only program in North Texas conducting both translational and clinical research in the areas of brain injury/concussion, burn rehabilitation, stroke, ambulation and falls, epilepsy, and spinal cord injury.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Programs
We offer integrated, comprehensive programs staffed by our team of physicians; nurse practitioners; rehabilitation nurses; rehabilitation psychologists; physical, occupational, speech, and recreation therapists; and rehabilitation counselors. Many staff members hold specialty certifications that demonstrate advanced training and practice in areas of brain injury, spinal cord injury, neurorehabilitation, pain management, sports medicine, and musculoskeletal/orthopedics and spine care.
These programs include:
- Spine care
- Concussion and traumatic brain injury recovery
- Stroke neurorecovery
- Spinal cord injury
- Spasticity management clinic
- Pelvic rehabilitation
- Complex wheelchair seating
- Movement disorder
- Wound
care
Conditions We Treat
UT Southwestern provides comprehensive rehabilitation for conditions such as:
- Amputations
- Arthritis
- Back pain
- Brain injuries
- Burns
- Cardiac (heart) disease
- Cognitive impairment
- Debility related to cancer
- Dysphagia
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Joint replacements
- Lymphedema
- Multiple sclerosis
- Musculoskeletal conditions (sports injuries)
- Neurological conditions
- Neuropathies
- Orthopaedic injuries
- Overuse injuries (cumulative trauma)
- Pain
- Parkinson’s disease
- Pediatric conditions
- Pelvic floor disorders and pelvic pain
- Post-transplant recovery
- Pregnancy and postpartum rehabilitation
- Spasticity (neuromuscular)
- Spinal cord injuries
- Strokes
- Urinary incontinence
- Wounds
Support
To assist and encourage our patients and family members, we offer support groups for spinal cord injury, stroke, brain injury, and limb loss. These groups offer valuable interaction between staff, patients, and family members during all phases of recovery.Related Conditions and Treatments
- Amputation Rehabilitation
- Base of Tongue Cancer
- Burn Rehabilitation
- Electrodiagnostics
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Inpatient Rehabilitation
- Laryngeal Cancer
- Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- Neurorehabilitation
- Oropharyngeal Cancer
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Outpatient Rehabilitation
- Pain Management
- Pediatrics
- Peripheral Nerve
- Physical Therapy
- Salivary Gland Cancer
- Sports Medicine
- Stroke
- Tonsil Cancer
- Wound Healing
Award-Winning Care
We’re one of the world’s top academic medical centers, with a unique legacy of innovation in patient care and scientific discovery.
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UT Southwestern Medical Center at Richardson/Plano
3030 Waterview ParkwayRichardson, Texas 75080 972-669-7070 Directions
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UT Southwestern Medical Center at Las Colinas
701 Tuscan DriveIrving, Texas 75039 214-964-0670 Directions
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
at UT Southwestern Monty and Tex Moncrief Medical Center at Fort Worth 600 South Main Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 3.900Fort Worth, Texas 76104 817-882-2410 Directions
Charles Cameron Sprague Clinical Science Building
5161 Harry Hines Blvd.Dallas, Texas 75390 214-645-2080 Directions Parking Info
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University Hospital Medical Oncology Clinic - Oncology Rehabilitation
at Seay Biomedical Building 2201 Inwood Road, 2nd FloorDallas, Texas 75390 214-645-4673 Directions Parking Info
University Hospital Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic
at Professional Office Building 1 5959 Harry Hines Blvd.Dallas, Texas 75390 Directions Parking Info
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at Professional Office Building 2 5939 Harry Hines Blvd., 3rd Floor, Suite 104Dallas, Texas 75390 214-645-7900 Directions Parking Info
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