Specialized Services

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Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation offers a wide range of services to patients of all ages who suffer from movement dysfunction. Our goal is to help patients recover maximum physical function. Impairments in movement may be related to chronic pain, spine and extremity disorders, gait abnormalities, joint replacements, post polio, balance dysfunction, brain injury, stroke, tumors, amputations and neurodegenerative conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, hemophilia, chronic heart and lung conditions and amputations. Physical, occupational and speech therapy services are available to patients who are hospitalized as well as those recovering in the community.

Our approach is to treat patients in a holistic manner, incorporating evaluation and intervention for the physical problem and how that physical problem impacts emotional, social and occupational functioning. The goal is to restore patients to their prior level of functional ability as much as possible in all areas.

Each patient is carefully evaluated to determine the program that best meets their needs. We offer therapeutic modalities, orthotic-assistive devices, and exercise or learning based practices to facilitate healing and recover emotional, social, physical, occupational and recreational function.

Services

Hospital Services

Physical and occupational therapists and speech language pathologists provide high quality, evidence-based and medically necessary therapeutic training to adults and children. Therapy gyms are available for hospitalized patients. Hospital therapy services can be accessed by a referral from your doctor.

For more information, please call Rehabilitation Services at (415) 353-1756.

Clinic Services

Two outpatient physical therapy clinics are located at UCSF Medical Center's Mount Zion campus. Patients may refer themselves or be referred by another health care provider. Consultations from occupational or speech therapists can be arranged when necessary.

We also offer pediatric rehabilitation services at UCSF Children's Hospital at Parnassus. Please call (415) 353-4972 for more information or to make an appointment.

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Clinic
1701 Divisadero St., Suite 240
San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 353-7598

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Clinic
1600 Divisadero St.
Hellman Building, Room C-125
San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 476- 3451

Physical Therapy and Wellness Program

Established in 2007 at UCSF's new Mission Bay Campus, the Physical Therapy and Wellness Program provides education, consultation and supervised exercise programs for athletes, people working in stressful jobs, seniors and people with disabilities and injuries.

Programs are designed by physical therapists to provide education and individualized exercise instruction to promote weight maintenance, stress management, good posture, mental acuity, cardiopulmonary fitness, endurance, balance, coordination, flexibility and strength. Our senior programs target the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, arthritis, neurological degeneration and other age-related conditions.

A wide range of injury-specific, musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiopulmonary physical therapy classes and rehabilitation services are offered. All classes are taught or supervised by UCSF physical therapists.

Free Drop-in Clinic

Our Physical Therapy and Wellness Program also offers a Free Drop-in Clinic twice a month where patients can ask questions and discuss concerns with a physical therapist. The clinics vary by date and time.

Please call (415) 514-4816 to confirm the day and time of the clinic.

Individual Consultations

Physical therapists provide fee-based individual consultation and injury screening. Following screening, the physical therapist may recommend our Physical Therapy and Wellness classes, individual training programs, a referral to a trainer, a referral to physical therapy services or further evaluation by a doctor.

Physical Therapy Health and Wellness Program

UCSF Mission Bay
Bakar Fitness and Recreation Center
1635 Owens St.
San Francisco, CA
(415) 514-4816

For a schedule of upcoming programs, please visit our Events and Classes calendar.