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 UTHealth Houston and TIRR Memorial Hermann.

Rehabilitation Treatments Offered at UT Physicians

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.