To combat the issue of poor mobility in older adults, Dr. Jennifer Brach, associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences,… Read more
Tag: rehabilitation
UPMC Mercy Celebrates Comprehensive Stroke Center Designation
UPMC Mercy is starting 2018 as a Joint Commission-accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center. The hospital was the 130th facility out of approximately 6,000 in the nation… Read more
Pitt Team Receives Grant to Improve Prosthetics Through Sensory Feedback
Tactile senses keep people aware of their environment and are essential for the execution of natural movement. Though there have been many advances in modern prosthetic devices,… Read more
A ‘One-Stop Shop’ for Cardiac Care
UPMC leaders and staff recently celebrated the opening of the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute at UPMC Mercy. Located in the UPMC Mercy Professional Building,… Read more
UPMC Sports Medicine Patient Wins Freddie Fu Scholarship
Incoming Charleroi High School senior Sierra Short’s painful knee injury had the positive effect of inspiring her future. Short was recently awarded the 2017 Freddie… Read more