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Congratulations to T-32 fellow, Mary Jackson, on being awarded the Emerging Leadership Award by the Integrative, Complementary, and Traditional Health Practices (ICTHP) Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA)! The award will be presented during the APHA Annual Meeting, held November 3–6. Dr. Jackson, an occupational therapist by training,...

Chronic pain afflicts millions of people, and many treatment options have serious side effects. A diet-based approach has shown promise in regulating pain signaling mechanisms and decreasing pain.

We'd like to introduce Dr. Sasha E. Knowlton, Director of the UNC PM&R's Cancer Rehabilitation program. She recently sat down with us for a Q&A session.

WUNC's Broadside podcast: Recovering from long Covid could be a long journey - featuring Dr Baratta from our UNC COVID Recovery Clinic. 

We'd like to share all our department's research accomplishments for the 2023 year.

Dr. Susan Gaylord, Director of UNC PM&R’s Program on Integrative Medicine, joins Brenna Maddox, PhD (UNC Dept of Psychiatry) and Micah Mazukek, PhD (University of Virginia) in a collaborative study of mental health interventions for adults with autism. The study will compare the effectiveness of Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) versus Mindfulness...

For UNC PM&R sports medicine physician, Dr. Kathryne Bartolo, esports and gaming health is not just a medical field, it is also a passion.

Story originally published in UNC Health Talk —————————————————————- At some point, all children transition from pediatric to adult healthcare providers. But for patients with cerebral palsy and their families, the change can be especially complicated. That’s why it’s important that their healthcare team starts the process early and offers guidance...

UNC PM&R has led the way for the creation of the UNC COVID-19 Recovery Clinic, a new and collaborative approach to serve the growing number of patients facing multiple health issues following their COVID-19 Infection.

Children typically have strokes for different reasons than adults do, and these drivers are important to understand so that treatment and rehabilitation can be tailored to each individual.