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The UF Health Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration offers the highest level of integrated interdisciplinary care for patients with movement and neuropsychiatric disorders.
The mission of the Center is to provide medical and surgical care to patients with Parkinson’s disease, tremor disorders, dystonia, and other movement disorders and to perform research that will lead to better treatments, and ultimately cures.
At the Center, University of Florida clinicians and researchers from the fields of neurology, neurosurgery, neuroscience, neuropsychology and orthopaedics come together with Shands speech and communication therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, neuropathologists, social workers, radiologists and biomedical engineering staff to provide comprehensive treatment plans for patients.
UF Health Shands Rehabilitation Program
In conjunction with medication, physical and occupational therapy can help those with movement disorders maintain maximum function in day-to-day routines and live functional, independent and fulfilling lives. UF Health Shands therapists at the UF Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration have extensive training in the complexity of movement disorders and the impact the disease has on the patient, caregiver and family members.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy is science-driven, evidence-based therapy that enables people of all ages to live life to its fullest and maintain health. Occupational therapy also helps patients learn to prevent injury and to live better lives with illness or disability.
The following treatments are customized for individual patient needs:
- Stretching and exercising
- Health education
- Mobility equipment recommendations
- Energy conservation techniques
- Activity analysis
- Splinting and support bandaging
- Corrective posture and positioning
- Compensatory strategies
- Motor retraining
- Neuromuscular evaluations
To enable patients to reach their maximum potential, the following treatment plans are used:
Physical activities of daily living:
- Dressing
- Feeding
- Grooming
- Toileting
- Bathing
Instrumental activities of daily living:
- Handwriting
- Driving
- Shopping
- Doing housework
- Taking medications
- Using the telephone
Work or school activities:
- Using the computer
- Doing repetitive tasks
- Doing heavy tasks
Leisure and recreational activities:
- Enjoying sports
- Playing games
- Reading
Physical Therapy
Physical therapy is the treatment of physical dysfunction through the use of science-driven, evidence-based exercises, functional training and the application of neuromuscular evaluations.
UF Health Shands physical therapists work with individual patients to determine plans and goals that help maintain the capacity to perform, with satisfaction, the activities of daily living.
The following treatments are customized for individual patient needs:
- Fall prevention
- Wellness promotion
- Improving mobility
- Enhancing cardiovascular fitness
- Posture re-education
- Improving quality of life
- Patient and caregiver education
- Group exercise classes
Physical therapists can help treat:
- Muscular weakness
- Decreased range of motion
- Pain caused by an injury or disease
- Balance deficits
- Difficulty walking
- Postural changes
- Functional limitations such as bed mobility, transfers from sitting, standing or lying down, and ascending and descending stairs
Specialties
Medical Records
Please visit our UF Health - Gainesville Medical Records page to request a copy of your records.
Pay your bill
If you have questions or wish to pay in person, please consult our billing section.Accepted Insurance
Shands hospitals and UF Physician practices accept insurance from numerous providers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, CIGNA, Humana, Capital Health, United Healthcare, Medicaid, and state and government services. For a full list of accepted plans visit our Insurance / Billing page.
Insurance acceptance varies between physicians and locations and is subject to change. To confirm that a specific physician will accept your insurance, please contact the practice using the telephone numbers listed at the top of the page. A representative will be happy to assist you.
Financial Assistance
Patients who lack insurance coverage or are unable to pay their portion of the healthcare services they receive may qualify for financial assistance based upon their income level.UF Health is tobacco-free
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