Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

As the field of rehabilitation has expanded so has a recognition that individuals with disability from a variety of conditions would benefit from comprehensive rehabilitation.  These individuals are managed through the Specialty Rehabilitation Programs through a partnership between UT Health and TIRR Memorial Hermann.
Some of the disorders managed included but are not limited to:

  • Cancer
  • Brain injury and stroke
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Amputation
  • Rehabilitation and Survivorship
  • Burn Injuries
  • Multiple Trauma
  • Guillain–Barré syndrome and Peripheral Nerve Disorders
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and other Neurodegenerative Disorders
  • Parkinson’s Disease and other Movement Disorders
  • Disability resulting from Poliomyelitis
  • Myopathy
  • Post Organ Transplantation Complications
  • Recovery from Joint Arthroplasty and other Orthopedic Procedures
  • Debility from medical illness

Our physicians have specialization in each of these conditions and create a rehabilitation that is tailored to the individuals needs.  This is vital as many of these disorders have complications that are unique to them and required different approaches to rehabilitation.