Associate Professor
Director, Division of Rehabilitation Psychology

Areas of Interest
Spinal Cord Injury, Cancer, Chronic Illness

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury

Any injury or illness that affects the spinal cord can cause spasticity, an increase in muscle stiffness that can lead to immobility.

In this podcast, physiatrist Bobby Brunner, M.D. discusses some common disorders that result in spasticity and the wide spectrum of its severity. He walks listeners through the considerations a physiatrist would make in determining how to address spasticity. Dr. Brunner explores a progression of treatment options for spasticity: physical therapy, injection therapies, pump system implantation, and surgery.

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Distinguished Professor
Vice Chair of Development
Medical Director, Spain Rehabilitation Center
Medical Director, UAB Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
Director, Traumatic Brain Injury Patient Services

Areas of Interest
Traumatic Brain Injury, Spasticity, Intrathecal Baclofen, Botox, Electromyography

Assistant Professor
SCIM Fellowship Program Director

Areas of Interest
Spinal Cord Injury, Transverse Myelitis, Wound Care, Osteopathic Manual Medicine

Assistant Professor
Medical Director, Orthotics and Prosthetics
Director, Spain Rehabilitation Center Amputee Clinic

Areas of Interest
Amputation, Vascular Rehabilitation, Non-interventional Management of Spine Pain, Electrodiagnostics, Quality and Documentation Improvement, Medical Technology

Assistant Professor
Medical Director, The Workplace at UAB Highlands

Areas of Interest
Work Injury Management, EMG-NCS Electrodiagnostic Testing, Spine and Joint Pain, Manual Medicine Techniques, Sports Injuries, Nonsurgical Pain Management

Dale Colorado, D.O. was selected to serve on the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Sports Medicine Assessment Committee. This committee is comprised of representatives from Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Family Medicine.

The Sports Medicine Assessment Committee develops and reviews items for the Sports Medicine subspecialty examination. Dr. Colorado will serve a three-year term on the Committee.

Dr. Dale Colorado is Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He serves as PM&R Residency Program Director and Director of Sports, Musculoskeletal Medicine. Dr. Colorado is also a team physician for UAB Athletics and a part of the UAB Sports & Exercise Medicine Program.

Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Education
Assistant Dean for Student Experience
Program Director, PM&R Residency Program
Program Director, Interventional Spine and MSK Medicine Fellowship
Chief, Sports and Musculoskeletal Medicine
Medical Director, Performing Arts Medicine

Areas of Interest
Sports and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Interventional Spine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Ultrasound, Adaptive Sports, Regenerative Medicine, and Performing Arts Medicine

Assistant Professor
ISMM Fellowship Assistant Program Director

Areas of Interest
Pain Management

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
Sports and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Adaptive Sports

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, Neurological Conditions

Associate Professor
Medical Director, Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Research Programs & Clinic
Director, Scholarly Project Program and Geriatric Rehabilitation Lecture Series

Areas of Interest
Neurologic Rehabilitation, Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Functional Neurological Disorder, Cognitive Disorders, Executive Dysfunction, Aphasia, Unilateral Spatial Neglect, Visual Attention, Cognitive Aging

Chairman
Robert B. Kyle Endowed Professor

Areas of Interest
Neuromodulation of Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain, Stroke Population Health, and Pedagogic Processes

Associate Professor
Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs
Medical Director, Adult Multidisciplinary Spina Bifida Clinic
Director of the PM&R Cancer Rehabilitation Program

Areas of Interest
Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, Cancer Rehab, Musculoskeletal Medicine, Botox, Electromyography

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
Effective components of virtual reality as a potential treatment modality and psychological aspects of pain perception. 

Assistant Professor
SCIM Fellowship Assistant Program Director

Areas of Interest
Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Neurologic Diseases 

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
Traumatic Brain Injury, Anoxic Brain Injury, Stroke, Spasticity, Botulinum Toxin

Assistant Professor
Medical Director, Worker’s Compensation Division at The Workplace
Associate Residency Program Director

Areas of Interest
Musculoskeletal pain, Conservative Spine Care, Electrodiagnosis, Osteoarthritis, Ultrasound-Guided Injections

Assistant Professor
Assistant Residency Program Director

Areas of Interest
Spinal Cord Injury, Neurorehabilitation, Spasticity