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
-
Concussion Treatment Is Suffering From the Nocebo EffectOpens in a new window
Nov 2, 2021When it comes to concussion treatment, Dr. Michael Kirkwood, co-director of the Concussion Program at Children’s Hospital Colorado, tells a cautionary tale. One day, a 15-year-old boy suffered a concussion during a high school soccer game. After a day of rest, the young man returned to school; after a week, he seemed fully recovered. Then, 10 days following the injury, he started feeling tired and suffering headaches.Opens in a new window Full story
-
CU PT faculty represents excellence in education at the Education Leadership Conference
Nov 1, 2021As the American Physical Therapy Association celebrates its centennial, faculty from the physical therapy program demonstrated educational excellence and innovation through providing seven educational sessions and professional presentations at the Education Leadership Conference late October in Atlanta, GA.Full story
-
A campus collaboration to improve knowledge translation and implementation of evidence-based practices for rural rehabilitation providers
Oct 11, 2021Instructional designers Michael Lampe and Lisha Bustos from the instructional design service center at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have paired with Dr. Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley and her team in the RESTORE lab to develop innovative approaches to workforce development, knowledge translation, and implementation of evidence-based rehabilitation practices targeting rural rehabilitation providers of patients with complex care needs.Full story
-
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
-
A novel method for improving bone conduction auditory brainstem response measures in infants
Nov 1, 2021Over twenty years ago, in the United States, Universal Newborn Hearing Screenings began, which has led to improved habilitation of infants and young children with hearing differences. These improvements have led to most children with hearing loss entering school with language within two standard deviations of their normal-hearing peers.Full story
-
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
CAMPUS STATUS
CORONAVIRUS UPDATES
&
RESOURCES
CU Anschutz is operating a hybrid model of remote and on-campus activity.
Limited return to campus is underway. All that can be done remotely is being done remotely.
On-campus safety and screening protocols are in effect. These protocols apply even to those who have been vaccinated.
Learn More
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (SOM)
CU Anschutz
Academic Office One
12631 East 17th Avenue
Rm 1201G
Aurora, CO 80045
CMS Login