The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center is a diagnostic and treatment facility, with an emphasis on non-operative treatment including physical therapy, occupational therapy, patient education, and body mechanics. While the majority of conditions are responsive to non-operative therapy, our physicians will readily refer to and work closely with any other specialists or surgeons our patients may require.
Specialists in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) focus on people's function and enhancing their quality of life, no matter what the medical problem. PM&R physicians (called physiatrists) have training that emphasizes neurologic, orthopedic, rheumatologic and cardiopulmonary care, since abnormalities in these body systems frequently interfere with day-to-day functioning.
Physical Medicine specialists diagnose and treat people with many different types of problems, ranging from sports injuries and low back pain to serious neurologic injury such as spinal cord injury or brain injury. We offer treatment options including physical modalities such as heat or ice, acupuncture, manual therapies and therapeutic exercise to improve function. Our goal is to design a unique program of recovery, health and wellness that fits each person's needs. We work together as a team that includes physiatrists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, rehabilitation psychologists, social workers, and nurses. We draw on the expertise of each care professional, as needed, to assure that patient needs are met and that questions are answered. |
