Departmental Information

Rehabilitation Services is a multidisciplinary team of allied health professionals consisting of Physical and Occupational Therapists and their support staff. There are currently 51 full time employees and 9 part time employees within the department. The department prides itself on providing coordinated and integrated rehabilitation care to individuals with disabilities or impairments in order to maximize function and overall quality of life. In addition, the department creates a climate that emphasizes the importance of clinical research to advance the knowledge base of rehabilitation professionals while increasing patient outcomes. Rehabilitation Services aims to facilitate the education of therapy students by directly participating in classroom lectures at the School of Health Professions and by providing clinical training to students from across the country.

Employee Spotlight!

Rehabilitation Services is proud to present Christina Palazzotta, PT, DPT, as our May Spotlight.

Christina first attended the University of Houston from 2003 – 2007 to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Kinesiology – Exercise Science.   After being accepted to UTMB’s School of Health Professions, Christina received a Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2011.   She has since been employed by the Department of Rehabilitation Services and currently utilizes her skills as an outpatient physical therapist in our Galveston based clinic.   In an effort to advance her clinical skills and provide evidence-based interventions,  Christina is currently enrolled in a post-doctorate program at the Manual Therapy Institute (MTI). This program incorporates current best evidence with a patho-functional morphological model to describe how changes in function can lead to restricted movement and complaints of pain.   There she plans to apply to be a fellow of manual therapy in 2013. In her spare time, Christina enjoys traveling, going to the beach, running, participating in triathlons, and spending time with her family and her pit mix, Jax.

Our department is fortunate to have such a dedicated and knowledgeable therapist as part of our team!