Venu Akuthota, MD
Professor, Chair, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
CU Medicine Endowed Chair
University of Colorado
Welcome
We have discovered the next miracle in medicine -- and it is you. The fields of Rehabilitation believe in using your whole body to improve your human performance. The department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado
(which we affectionately call "CU PM&R") is at the forefront of using team science, regenerative medicine, and exercise treatments. It is uniquely situated in the state-of-the-art CU Anschutz Medical Campus, the first campus in the nation to be built from the ground up to bring research, education, and patient care into one visionary collaboration. Like the Rocky Mountains that provide a backdrop of our institutions, CU PM&R is on the rise! We combine the disciplines of rehabilitation medicine, physical therapy, psychology, speech/language therapy, and rehabilitation sciences into a singular department. The following video stories reinforce the mission of the department: "Growing the Value of Rehab."
The stories
of CU PM&R are countless, but here are a few. Joyce Olsezek, MD, a pediatric rehabilitation medicine physician at Children's Hospital Colorado, made an emotional appearance on the Dr. Oz Show describing medical miracles. She was part of the
CHCO team that rehabilitated severely brain-injured high schoolers to later walk across the stage at his high school graduation. The miracle of rehabilitation was clearly evident in this story.
PM&R News
Recent News
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Dementia toolkit for clinicians underscores urgency of early diagnosis - Clinical Daily News - McKnight's Long Term Care NewsOpens in a new window
Mar 31, 2021A primary care toolkit for brain health assessment and dementia diagnosis has gotten a much-needed update as more research points to the potential for better outcomes with earlier diagnoses, says the Gerontological Society of America.Opens in a new window Full story
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Rehabilitation Science PhD students receive foundation scholarships for their professional development and research
Aug 24, 2021Two students, Michelle Rauzi, PT, DPT, ATC and Lauren Hinrichs, PT, DPT, OCS, both Rehabilitation Science PhD students under the mentorship of Dr. Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley received Promotion of Doctoral Studies I (PODS) scholarships from the Foundation of Physical Therapy Research.Full story
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Sharing Emerging Experiences Regarding Innovations in Telerehabilitation
May 3, 2021Dr. Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, Professor and Director of the Rehabilitation Science PhD Program, recently provided an educational session at the national LeaRRn conference titled Shaping the Future of Telerehabilitation through Research. Dr. Stevens-Lapsley provided the audience with a detailed overview of the RESTORE labs existing project Multicomponent Telerehabilitation for Medically Complex Older Veterans.Full story
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Worried about falling? Here are 5 tips to avoid dangerous tumbles, other injuries.Opens in a new window
Jul 26, 2021Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, PT, PhD, was interviewed for Consumer Report and featured in the Washington Post. Jennifer, takes readers through some fall-prevention strategies and why COVID-induced isolation has made such strategies more important than ever.Opens in a new window Full story
2021 Gersten Day Keynote/Dennis J Matthews Lecturship Presentation by Dr. Walter Frontera
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New Telerehab Program Empowers Veterans at homeOpens in a new window
Jun 16, 2021Chronic pain was something Army Veteran Magdalen Jean-Baptiste believed she’d experience for the rest of her life. That was until one day when a box arrived at her doorstep packed with an iPad, a Fitbit and more. She was now ready to start a 12-week session with the Medically Complex Telerehabilitation program (MCTelerehab) offered through VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS).Opens in a new window Full story -
Dorothy Briggs Memorial Scientific Inquiry Award
Jun 18, 2021Congratulations to former CU Rehabilitation Sciences PhD student, Allison Gustavson who received the prestigious Dorothy Briggs Memorial Scientific Inquiry Award for exemplary work led by a student. The manuscript is published in the Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal (PTJ).Full story
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