The Top Doctors Specializing in PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION in PA
Updated as of March 07, 2024
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, also known as physiatrists, treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons. PM&R physicians are medical doctors who have completed training in the specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), and may be subspecialty certified in Brain Injury Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Neuromuscular Medicine, Pain Medicine, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, and/or Sports Medicine. Specifically, PM&R physicians: Treat patients of all ages, Focus treatment on function, Have a broad medical expertise that allows them to treat disabling conditions throughout a person’s lifetime, Diagnose and treat pain as a result of an injury, illness, or disabling condition, Determine and lead a treatment/prevention plan, Lead a team of medical professionals, which may include physical therapists, occupational therapists, and physician extenders to optimize patient care, Work with other physicians, which may include primary care physicians, neurologists, orthopedic surgeons, and many others. Depending on the injury, illness, or disabling condition, some PM&R physicians may treat their patients using the following procedures/services: EMG/Nerve Conduction Studies, Ultrasound guided procedures, Fluoroscopy guided procedures, Injections of spine, Discography, Disc Decompression and Vertebroplasy/Kyphoplasty, Nerve Stimulators, Blocks and Ablation procedures—Peripheral and Spinal, Injections of joints, Prolotherapy, Spasticity Treatment (Phenol and Botulinum toxin injections, intrathecal baclofen pump trial and implants), Nerve and Muscle Biopsy, Manual Medicine/Osteopathic Treatment, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Complementary-alternative medicine (i.e. acupuncture, etc.), Disability/impairment assessment, and Medicolegal consulting.
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CHRISTOPHER FORMAL |
METHODIST ASSOCIATES IN HEALTHCARE, INC 1513 RACE ST PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102 Map |
TARA THOMFORDE |
1825 WASHINGTON RD B WASHINGTON, PA 15301 Map |
KEVIN SMITH |
1699 WASHINGTON RD PITTSBURGH, PA 15228 Map |
ASHLEY DE PADUA |
ST LUKE'S PHYSICIAN GROUP INC 1417 8TH AVE , ST LUKE'S NEUROLOGY ASSOCIATES BETHLEHEM, PA 18018 Map |
MICHAEL FURMAN |
OSS ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL LLC 1855 POWDER MILL RD YORK, PA 17402 Map |
RANDEL SWANSON |
UNIVERSITY OF PENN - MEDICAL GROUP 3400 SPRUCE STREET 5 WHITE BLDG , ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY HUP PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104 Map |
NICHOLAS KINBACK |
ALLEGHENY PAIN MANAGEMENT PC 1402 9TH AVE ALTOONA, PA 16602 Map |
BRIAN NGUYEN |
WELLSPAN MEDICAL GROUP 228 ST CHARLES WAY , 300 WELLSPAN PHYSIATRY YORK, PA 17402 Map |
CHEN CUI |
MRS PHYSICAL THERAPY 500 MARKET ST , SUITE 103 BEAVER, PA 15009 Map |
JAMES COSGROVE |
UPMC MULTISPECIALTY GROUP INC 9104 BABCOCK BLVD , SUITE 2120 PITTSBURGH, PA 15237 Map |
MIRIAM SEGAL |
EINSTEIN PRACTICE PLAN INC 50 E TOWNSHIP LINE RD , MEDICAL ARTS BLDG 2ND FLOOR ELKINS PARK, PA 19027 Map |