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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
UF Health Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation’s philosophy is to champion the rights and autonomy of patients by optimizing physical function and living situations to help them get back to the least restrictive setting as quickly as possible.
Physiatrists develop individualized short- and long-term care plans with specific functional goals that are meaningful to the patient and family. Our treatments are designed to help the body heal itself and re-engage in physical activities. Everyone’s goals for achieving functional success are different: return to life and sports after traumatic or sports injury, and living a better quality of life with chronic illness and congenital musculoskeletal and neural diseases.
We strive to help patients of all functional abilities, medical conditions and backgrounds achieve the highest physical performance level possible.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services
Physiatry is an integrative, nonsurgical medical specialty focused on prevention, diagnosis, rehabilitation and therapy for patients who have functional limitations resulting from injury, disease or malformation.
Our physicians are muscle, nerve and bone experts who focus treatment efforts on restoring physical function. A physiatrist leads a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals to treat the whole person, not just the affected area of the body.
Our doctors also have different subspecialties in Sports Medicine, Traumatic Brain Injury, Neuromuscular Medicine, Cancer Rehabilitation, Integrative Medicine, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine and Pain Medicine to address unique needs of their patients.
Amputee Clinic
After an amputation, there are many medical and physical conditions that need management. Our board-certified physiatrists help patients navigate challenges that may arise with prostheses and other assistive devices.
Cancer Rehabilitation
Cancer treatment can take a toll on a patient's body, and sometimes it affects the activities they once could perform with ease. Our cancer rehabilitation specialists help our patients with cancer and our cancer survivors improve their physical function.
Comprehensive Spine
As a part of the UF Health Comprehensive Spine Center, our physiatrists treat a wide range of problems that affect the musculoskeletal system, including sciatica pain, muscle and ligament injutes, osteoarthritis, spinal cord injuries and more.
Concussion & Traumatic Brain Injury
Our physiatrists specialize in the management and rehabilitation of head injuries that occur as a consequence of traumatic injuries, sports injuries or disease.
General Physiatry
General physiatry combines physical therapy and pain treatments to help patients avoid surgery. Clinical goals of physiatry include maximizing physical function, decrease or eliminate pain, facilitate independence and improve the quality of life for those suffering with a disability, chronic pain and physical impairments.
Inpatient Rehabilitation
UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital at Select brings together a multidisciplinary team of physicians specially trained in physical medicine and rehabilitation, Shands therapists, nurses and other healthcare professionals, all dedicated to helping people improve the quality of their lives while dealing with major traumas, injuries or diseases.
Integrative Medicine
Our integrative medicine clinic brings together practices once thought of as “alternative medicine” with the latest research and medical technology. From learning about healthy living, medical acupuncture and our Long COVID treatment program, our clinic fosters the connection between the mind, body and spirit that is often missing in conventional medicine.
Pediatric Physiatry
Our pediatric physiatrists use a multidisciplinary approach to prevent, diagnose, treat and manage both congenital and childhood-onset physical impairments and disorders.
Spinal Cord Injury
The primary goals of rehabilitation of a spinal cord injury, or SCI, are to inform the patients and families with education about SCI, improve function and prepare the patient for return to the community. Safety precautions are also taught to prevent further injury or complications.
Sports & Exercise Medicine
Whether you are an active person in the community or elite athlete, younger or older, we use a unique approach to finding the right answers to your sports- and exercise-related injuries or pain. Physiatrists consider exercise, and therapies if appropriate (physical, occupational, speech), vital parts of the treatment plan for any diagnosis.
Stroke Rehabilitation
At UF, our physiatry team cares for stroke patients across our entire system of care, from the acute care hospital, to the inpatient rehabilitation center to our outpatient clinics. Our goal is to provide care for the whole person after stroke, which will allow them to achieve maximum functional recovery and quality of life.
UF Health Running Medicine Clinic
Our running medicine clinic is internationally recognized as one of the most comprehensive running centers in the world. For over a decade, our program has advanced the performance, health and safety of runners with all body styles, ages and experience levels.
UF Health Sports Performance Center
The Sports Performance Center offers fitness testing, motion analyses, body composition measures, exercise and nutritional programming and more. We serve elite caliber athletes, young developing athletes early in their sports careers and individuals aspiring to change to an active lifestyle.
UF Health Throwing Clinic
Led by Jason Zaremski, MD, the throwing clinic was developed to provide expertise in reducing and preventing throwing-related injuries and maximizing sports performance — from the little leagues to the professionals.
“They find the best treatment options for each of their patients and get you healed and back to where you want to be, which is the ultimate goal.” - LaVonne Rembert
Patient Education
Want to know more? Check out our Patient Education section.
Our experts
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Paula Ackerman, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist
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Kathryn Alfonso, DOSports Medicine Specialist
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Pediatric Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Specialist
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Andrew Dubin, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist
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Irene M Estores, MDIntegrative and Wholistic Medicine Specialist
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Chelsea D Frost, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist
Our locations
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Specialty Care Practice UF Health Comprehensive Spine Center
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Specialty Care Practice UF Health Integrative Medicine – Springhill
Phone number:
(352) 265-9355Address:
4197 NW 86th Terrace
Building 2, Third floor
Gainesville, Florida 32606 -
Specialty Care Practice UF Health Neuromedicine — Fixel Institute
Related conditions & treatments
- Amputee Clinic
- Cancer
- Aging changes in the bones - muscles - joints
- ACL reconstruction
- Achilles tendon repair
- Achilles tendinitis
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Ankle replacement
- Ankle arthroscopy
- Brain aneurysm
- Alzheimer disease
- Alternative medicine - pain relief
- Ankle pain
- Apraxia
- Biofeedback
- Back pain - when you see the doctor
- Autism spectrum disorder - childhood disintegrative disorder
- Autism spectrum disorder - Asperger syndrome
- Autism - resources
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Brain Surgery
- Brain herniation
- Brain Aneurysm Repair
- Brachial plexopathy
- Bowel retraining
- Brain Tumors
- Cervical MRI scan
- Cerebral palsy - resources
- Cerebral palsy
- Carpal tunnel release
- Carpal tunnel biopsy
- Cancer - resources
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Cervical Spondylosis
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- COVID-19 virus test
- COVID-19 vaccines
- COVID-19 symptoms
- COVID-19 antibody test
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Coronavirus
- Complex regional pain syndrome
- Costochondritis
- Dementia - home care
- Dementia
- Delirium
- Dysarthria
- Down syndrome
- Diskectomy
- Elbow pain
- Exercise and age
- Epidural injections for back pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Frozen shoulder
- Foraminotomy
- Foot drop
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Hip joint replacement
- Hip joint injection
- Hip fracture surgery
- Hip arthroscopy
- Herniated disk
- Hip pain
- Heel pain
- Infant reflexes
- Infant - newborn development
- Hydrocephalus
- Huntington disease
- Language disorders in children
- Laminectomy
- Lambert-Eaton syndrome
- Kyphosis
- Kyphoplasty
- Krabbe disease
- Kneecap dislocation
- Knee MRI scan
- Knee microfracture surgery
- Knee joint replacement
- Knee CT scan
- Knee arthroscopy
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Joint x-ray
- Joint pain
- Joint fluid Gram stain
- Joint fluid culture
- Iontophoresis
- Intellectual disability
- Knee pain
- Joint swelling
- Lumbar spine CT scan
- Lumbar MRI scan
- Low back pain - chronic
- Low back pain - acute
- Lordosis - lumbar
- Long bones
- Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies
- Limb plethysmography
- Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- Leg pain
- Leg or foot amputation
- Leg MRI scan
- Leg lengthening and shortening
- Limited range of motion
- Lumbosacral spine CT
- Lumbosacral spine x-ray
- Meningocele repair
- Memory loss
- Medicines for back pain
- Medial epicondylitis - golfer's elbow
- Lung transplant
- MRI and low back pain
- Movement - unpredictable or jerky
- Movement - uncoordinated
- Movement - uncontrolled or slow
- Movement - uncontrollable
- Mononeuropathy
- Microcephaly
- Metabolic neuropathies
- Neurosciences
- Neurogenic Bladder
- Neurocognitive disorder
- Neuralgia
- Nerve conduction velocity
- Neck x-ray
- Near drowning
- Myoglobin urine test
- Myoglobin blood test
- Myelomeningocele
- Myasthenia gravis - resources
- Myasthenia gravis
- Myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)
- Muscular dystrophy - resources
- Muscular dystrophy
- Muscle twitching
- Muscle function loss
- Muscle disorder
- Muscle cramps
- Muscle biopsy
- Muscle atrophy
- Muscle aches
- Multiple sclerosis - resources
- Multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology
- Multiple myeloma
- Multiple mononeuropathy
- Muscle strain treatment
- Neck pain
- Paget disease of the bone
- Over-the-counter pain relievers
- Osteogenesis imperfecta
- Osteoarthritis
- Numbness and tingling
- Normal pressure hydrocephalus
- Niemann-Pick disease
- Osgood-Schlatter disease
- Physical examination
- Physical activity
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Pelvic floor muscle training exercises
- Parkinson disease - resources
- Parkinson disease
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Polymyositis - adult
- Plantar fasciitis
- Radial nerve dysfunction
- Rheumatoid factor (RF)
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Remembering tips
- Recovering after stroke
- Scoliosis surgery in children
- Scoliosis - resources
- Scoliosis
- Rotator cuff repair
- Rotator cuff problems
- Sciatica
- Slipping rib syndrome
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
- Shoulder replacement
- Shoulder MRI scan
- Shoulder CT scan
- Shoulder arthroscopy
- Shoulder pain
- Subdural effusion
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Stroke
- Spinal Tumor
- Spinal muscular atrophy
- Spinal injury - resources
- Spinal Injury
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal cord trauma
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Spinal cord abscess
- Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia
- Speech disorders - children
- Spasticity
- Spinal stenosis
- Stuttering
- Tibia
- Tennis elbow surgery
- Tendinitis
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Tailbone trauma
- Synovial fluid analysis
- Swelling
- Subdural hematoma
- Tennis elbow
- Tenosynovitis
- Taking care of your back at home
- Ureteroscopy
- Ultrasound
- Ulnar nerve dysfunction
- Tremor
- Transient ischemic attack
- Toddler development
- Tracheostomy
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Vertebroplasty
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunting
- Urinary incontinence products
- Urinary incontinence - urethral sling procedures
- Urinary incontinence - tension-free vaginal tape
- Urinary incontinence - retropubic suspension
- Urinary incontinence - injectable implant
- Urinary incontinence
- Urinary catheters
- Urinary catheter - infants
- Urinalysis
- Urge incontinence
- Viral arthritis
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