Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at HUP
and Penn Presbyterian
 The
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- the first established department of its kind
in the country - provides rehabilitation specialists
who help patients achieve as normal and active
a lifestyle as possible. Rehabilitation specialties
include musculoskeletal disorders, neurological
disorders, aging, trauma, occupational diseases
and industrial rehabilitation.
The full-time staff of board certified physiatrists
is supported by a team of occupational, physical
and speech therapists, as well as neuropsychologists,
nurse specialists, social workers and vocational
counselors. The facilities and equipment are
modern and convenient.
A continuum of care extends from outpatient
and inpatient treatment to home care. Services
are also provided in convenient locations throughout
the Delaware Valley.
Department
Chair
Richard
Salcido, MD
Physician
Profiles at HUP
Physician
Profiles at Penn Presbyterian
Addresses
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
White Building, Ground Floor
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Medical Office Building, Suite 220
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Services
Consultation
The rehabilitation physicians on the Consultation
Service evaluate and prescribe rehabilitative
treatment for patients in the acute care hospital
and works closely with both patients and families
to devise appropriate rehabilitation care.
The rehabilitation physicians work closely
with skilled allied health professionals and
medical specialists.
Outpatient Care
The William J. Erdmann II Outpatient Center provides
General Rehabilitation Medicine, The Spine Center,
the Electrodiagnostic Laboratory, the Neurorehabilitation
Outpatient Program, the Amputee Clinic, the Acupuncture
Clinic, the Disability Evaluation Center, and
the Comprehensive Chronic Wound Program.
Director
David Lenrow, MD
General Rehabilitation Medicine
The General Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic
offers programs to treat patients with a wide
range of disabilities - including musculoskeletal
disorders - and those recovering from surgery
and neurological trauma.
The Spine Center
The Spine Center offers comprehensive evaluation
and treatment for patients with disorders related
to the back and neck. The Spine Center brings
together at a single site a multidisciplinary
team of professionals, including physiatrists,
orthopaedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, occupational
therapists and physical therapists, to deal
with the diagnostic and treatment needs of
patients with neck and/or back pain. Treatments
include discograms, facet joint injections,
intradiscal eletrothermy annuloplasty and selective
nerve root blocks.
Director
Curtis W. Slipman, MD
Electrodiagnostic Tests
The Electrodiagnostic Laboratory applies electromyography
to identify peripheral nerve or muscle abnormalities,
anterior horn cell diseases, root lesions,
plexopathies, peripheral neuropathy, entrapment
syndrome, neuromuscular junction abnormalities,
and myopathies. The tests are used for the
diagnosis of pain, weakness, or numbness as
a result of disease or trauma to the nerves
or muscle. The quantitative electromyography-based
pain management technique known as intramuscular
stimulation technique is also available for
management of acute and chronic neuropathic
pain.
Neurorehabilitation Outpatient Program
The Neurorehabilitation Program is designed
to provide comprehensive evaluations and/or
treatment services to people with impaired
function caused by neurological disorders such
as stroke, neurosurgical procedures, and traumatic
brain injury. Patients with a variety of neurological
disorders - such as multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome
- are also treated. The program has two major
components: a Comprehensive Neurorehabilitation
Service and a Neurorehabilitation Functional
Recovery Program.
Amputee Rehabilitation
Appropriate therapeutic interventions are formulated,
including therapies, exercise programs and
wound care. Ongoing care addresses function
of patient prosthetic fit and alignment and
the integrity of the intact extremity. Prescribes
and oversees the fitting of prosthetic devices,
in cooperation with the Orthotics and Prosthetics
Laboratory and Physical Therapy.
Director
David A. Lenrow, MD
Acupuncture
The Acupuncture Pain Clinic treats patients
with diverse forms of chronic pain that have
not responded to conventional therapy.
Staff
Patrick J. LaRiccia, MD
Disability Evaluation Center
Referrals to the Disability Evaluation Clinic
originate primarily through the Social Security
Administration. The outpatient facility is
fully staffed and equipped for this type of
evaluation.
Diabetic Ulcers
Management for chronic, difficult-to-heal wounds,
such as those often experienced by diabetics.
A multidiscplinary outpatient team follows
the treatment process. Our team consists of
a physiatrist, dermatologist, physical therapist,
pedorthist, and a home care network. State-of-the-art
wound care addresses the following components:
biomechanical, orthotic, conventional (dressings),
and adjunctive (total contact casting, hydrotherapy,
electotherapy, growth factors). We treat foot
ulceration, and prevent future ulceration in
those at risk.
Other specialty areas in the Outpatient Center
include:
- ATOIMS-ETOIMS
- Chronic Pain and Soft Tissue
Therapy
- Evaluation Risk for Falling
- Geriatric Rehabilitation
- Industrial Rehabilitation/Workers'
Compensation
- Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
Rehabilitation
- Spasticity
- Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Occupational
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