Rita Arriaga, PT, MS is the Director of Clinical Services for the Department. She oversees the inpatient services as well as the faculty practice. She also oversees the outpatient pediatric rehabilitation unit. Upon referral, we offer expert physical therapy consultations, evaluations and interventions to patients of all ages for musculoskeletal and neuromusculoskeletal problems impacting function. The faculty practice at UCSF includes approximately ten clinical faculty. These faculty members are in our department within the School of Medicine. The majority of the faculty are certified specialists in orthopedics, neurology or geriatrics. Some of the faculty also are specialists working with patients with musculoskeletal injuries of the extremities, spine problems, chronic pain, hemophilia, injured athletes, injured workers, and patients with neurological insults and degenerative conditions. In addition, some of the faculty do ergonomic evaluations at the work site. The clinical faculty also collaborate in research studies. Faculty providers adhere to the Ethical Code and Standards of Practice of the American Physical Therapy Association and to UCSF Medical Staff bylaws. They also conform to the scope of practice and licensure laws and regulations for physical therapy practice in California.
There are physical therapy services offered at three sites: 2200 Post St, Room C 232 (Mount Zion), 1701 Divisadero and outpatient pediatric rehabilitation on the main Parnassus campus.

The UCSF/SFSU Graduate Program in Physical Therapy is fortunate to have several sites of clinical practice that are part of the outpatient services at UCSF and part of the Student Health Services at SFSU. These clinical faculty practice sites make it possible for us to integrate students into patient care. Faculty providers supervise any care provided by physical therapy students.

Patients may access therapy services by referral from another health provider (usually a physician).

Please check our Services web page for more detailed information on treatments we provide.