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Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine at Penn
The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
specializes in a number of areas, including
aging, industrial rehabilitation, musculoskeletal
disorders, neurological disorders, occupational
diseases and trauma.
A team of occupational, physical and speech
therapists -- as well as neuropsychologists,
nurse specialists, social workers and vocational
counselors -- support the full-time staff of
board-certified physiatrists.
Penn Therapy and Fitness provides services for
a full range of disorders and injuries. For more
information about rehabilitation services at
Penn, visit the following sites:
Physical therapy programs:
Penn Center for Rehabilitation and Care
A part of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Penn Center
for Rehabilitation and Care (PCRC) is a 124-bed
skilled nursing facility offering long and
short term care. Team members include nurses,
social workers, dietitians, physical, occupational
and speech therapists, and a recreation therapist.
Physicians from Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
and HUP are available and on call at all times.
Director: Arnold Weiner, MBA, NHA
Physicians & Providers
Search
our Physicians & Providers Database
for rehabilitation specialists and therapists.
Health Information
Visit our encyclopedia to read more about injuries,
surgeries and procedures requiring rehabilitation
and physical therapy services.
The Surgeries
and Procedures area contains
step-by-step descriptions of a variety of surgeries
requiring post-surgery
rehabilitation.
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