Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Rehabilitation & Therapy)
Rehabilitation experts help restore your mobility, strength and independence after injury, illness or surgery.
Your Michigan Answer for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Recovery is about more than regaining strength—it’s about reclaiming your life and independence. You need hope, guidance and support to get back to living your best life.
The University of Michigan Health Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation team provides expert, team-based care to help you recover with confidence. Our approach is specialized and includes more than traditional physical therapy. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation physicians, neurorehabilitation psychologists and therapists combine physical recovery with care for neurological, cognitive and emotional needs.
Whether you’re recovering from a life-changing event, managing a chronic condition or seeking care for a disability, we’ll guide you every step of the way. With a team-based approach and personalized treatment plans, we help you regain mobility, independence and confidence with compassionate care.
Our advanced care focuses on rehabilitation for complex conditions, including spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, chronic pain, cancer, post-surgical recovery and more. We develop and use the latest technology and techniques, including robotic-assisted therapies and functional electrical stimulation, for meaningful progress and long-term results. Get the team that will take you beyond recovery and empower you to live your life to the fullest, with U-M Health.
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Our Expertise Includes
- Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Program
- Adaptive Sports Medicine Clinic
- Adult Cerebral Palsy Clinic
- Amputation Rehabilitation Program
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program
- Cancer Rehabilitation Program
- Chronic Pain Management Program (Pediatric)
- Comprehensive Hand & Arm Movement Program (CHAMP)
- Comprehensive Hand Center
- Comprehensive Spine Program
- Extremity Amputation Clinic
- Michigan Assistive Technology for Cognition Program (MATCP)
- Neurorehabilitation Program (Adult)
- Orthotics & Prosthetics
- Pediatric Inpatient Rehabilitation Program
- Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Program
- Pediatric Rehabilitation Neuropsychology
- Post-Polio Clinic
- Rehabilitation Engineering
- Rehabilitation Psychology & Neuropsychology
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Sports Medicine & Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
- Stroke Rehabilitation Program
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