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Jan 16, 2016

AURORA - Jillian August is walking 20-percent faster than she did 10 years ago. That is a huge accomplishment for a 24-year-old with cerebral palsy. "Even though cerebral palsy is a pediatric onset condition, it's a life long disability," Dr. James Carollo, Ph.D. said. "We need to be vigilant in being able to understand how cerebral palsy affects you over your life span." Dr. Carollo has worked with Jillian since she was a little girl. She was born with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, an injury to a developing brain that effects gross motor skills and movement.

Apr 15, 2021

Five games into the 2021 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship in Lohja, Finland, and Team USA is positioned at the top of the team standings with a perfect 5-0 record. The Team of Matt Thums (Weston, Wis.), Steve Emt (Hebron, Conn.), David Samsa (Green Bay, Wis.), Pam Wilson (Denver, Colo.), and Bat-Oyun “Oyuna” Uranchimeg (Burnsville, Minn.), arrived in Finland last week to adhere to the health protocols from local and national health authorities. While acclimating to the time change, the Team began their Covid testing and underwent 72 hours of self-isolation before hitting the ice for pre-event practice.

Apr 14, 2021

A lot has changed in the 20 years since University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers Meredith Mealer, PhD, RN, and Marc Moss, MD, started studying the effects of stress on critical-care nurses. “Twenty years ago, people would say, ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about. We don’t see this at our hospital. What’s wrong with where you work?’” says Moss, pulmonologist and head of the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine. “And now, even prior to the pandemic, the National Academy of Medicine recognized that this is a major issue in health care. It’s been interesting to see the perceptions change over the past 10 to 20 years.”

Mar 31, 2021

A 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.

Apr 9, 2021

Members of the RESTORE team (Katherine Seidler, Katie Butera, and Lauren Hinrichs) under the lead of Dr. Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley in the Rehabilitation Science Program have developed a project informed by best practice in both education research and implementation science to expand education and training access to rural rehabilitation providers providing care for rural Veterans.

Feb 16, 2021

CU Anschutz-launched ‘Narrative Expressive Writing’ helps healthcare professionals process emotions arising from these challenging times.

Feb 8, 2021

This is one of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses’ (AACN) highest honors. Dr. Mealer was honored for her contributions to high acuity and critical care nursing, along with her sustained, pioneering work and collaboration on the body of research related to PTSD in nurses with particular focus on critical care.

Feb 5, 2021

Dr. Deborah Hayes, our retired faculty partner, was honored with a generous anonymous donation to support CHCO patients (and their families) with special audiology, speech and learning needs, particularly during this time of immense stress and hardship.

Jan 19, 2021

CU Anschutz will be one of 29 sites participating in a phase 3 multi-site clinical research trial. The Interdisciplinary Movement Science Lab, led by Cory Christiansen PT, PhD will be coordinating the study for the Denver site.

Jan 19, 2021

Congratulations to Andrew Smith, PT, PhD for being named a recipient of a 2020-2021 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) Pilot Grant for the project, “Machine learning to quantify muscle changes, lean body mass, and function in obese adults.”

Dec 4, 2020

Oct 20, 2020

Unfortunately, rehabilitation needs for most older adults are often overlooked. Notably, a recent study found that one-third of critically ill older adults who survive a stay in the ICU did not receive rehab services at home after hospital discharge.

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Nov 1, 2020

While the US Department of Veterans Affairs has made significant strides to prevent veteran suicide, efforts have largely targeted veterans actively engaged in and eligible for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) care, which is consistent with the VHA mission.

May 18, 2020

It is no secret that health care workers are facing unprecedented pressure during the response to COVID-19. The University of Colorado Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation is addressing this need with COVID-19 Narratives, an expressive writing program designed to support health care providers and staff who are experiencing distress from the COVID-19 pandemic response.

Apr 27, 2020

Dr. William Niehaus, who helped create this specialized rehab unit noted, “we recently put up a sign near our “discharge bell” that every rehab patient rings when they leave our unit. It states; “May the sound of this bell proclaim to all that today you are stronger than you were yesterday!”

May 4, 2020

The Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) worldwide pandemic has demanded an immediate and unprecedented response from both healthcare systems and providers. The rapid global spread of COVID-19 has, at times, overwhelmed existing health care systems.

Apr 22, 2020

U.S. News & World Report has released their 2020 rankings of the Best Physical Therapy Programs in the United States. Previously ranked #15, the University of Colorado Physical Therapy Program has jumped up in the rankings, now at #13.

Apr 21, 2020

Rose Excellence in Research Award - The Best Research Article of 2020 in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy awarded to: Home-Health-Care Physical Therapy Improves Early Functional Recovery of Medicare Beneficiaries After Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Feb 19, 2020 by PM&R News

Congratulations to Lisa Brenner, PhD, for a newly awarded a $1.9M R01 grant from the National Institute of Health for the first federally funded study on probiotics for mental health, entitled Biological Signature and Safety of an Immunomodulatory Probiotic Intervention of Veterans with PTSD.

Nov 5, 2019 by PM&R News

Congratulations to Drs. Lisa Brenner and Cory Christiansen for their newly awarded NIH grants.