Pediatric Rehabilitation Program
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine specializes in the management of children and adolescents with disabilities, including congenital or acquired conditions. Our primary focus is to maximize development, function and independence, restoring and recovering. We also assist in advocating and educating patients, families and the community, no matter the diagnosis or condition, to try to maximize inclusion and re-integration. As pediatric physiatrists, we understand how growth and development may play into the management of disabilities in youth.
Our program serves pediatric patients, from birth to 17 years of age.
The most common conditions treated in our facilities are:
Brain Injuries/Dysfunction
- Traumatic brain injury
- Disorders of consciousness
- Non-traumatic brain injury
- Anoxic brain injury
- Strokes
- Acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
- Multiple sclerosis
- Encephalitides (autoimmune or post-infectious)
- Post-brain-tumor-resection
- Post-hemispherectomy or other epilepsy management surgeries
- Cerebral palsy
- Post-selective-dorsal-rhizotomy
- Post-intrathecal-baclofen-insertion
- Post-multilevel-orthopedic-surgery
Spinal Cord Injuries/Dysfunction
- Traumatic spinal cord injury
- Non-traumatic spinal cord injury
- Transverse myelitis
- Acute flaccid myelitis
- Tethered cord
- Post-spinal-cord-tumor-resection
- Other myelopathies (autoimmune or post-infectious)
- Spina bifida (myelomeningocele)
Other Neuromuscular Conditions
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome
- Functional neurological disorders
Rheumatological Conditions
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Dermatomyositis/Polymyositis
Musculoskeletal Conditions
- Polytrauma
- Post-burn
- Limb loss/amputation
Deconditioning
- Chronic-amplified-pain syndrome (CAPS)
- Dysautonomia/postural sydndrome
Cancer
- Brain tumor
- Spinal cord tumor
- Deconditioning following cancer treatments
Spasticity and dystonia management: oral medications, phenol neurolysis and botulinum toxins, s/p selective dorsal rhizotomy, s/p Intrathecal baclofen pump implantation)
UT Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine provides clinical coverage through:
- TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital – Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic and Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
- Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital – inpatient consult service
- UT Physicians – multidisciplinary clinics
- MD Anderson – inpatient consult service