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Physiatrist is pronounced: Fizz ee at’ trist For more information on physiatrists visit: |
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What is a Physiatrist? Additional Education & Training: A physiatrist is a medical doctor certified by the
Amercian Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPM&R). To attain certification, a doctor must
complete four years of residency training after medical school and must
successfully complete written and oral examinations from the board. To maintain ABPM&R certification, a
doctor must be able to document several hours of relevent continuing
education every year. Speciality: A
physiatrist specializes in improving dysfunction of muscles, bones, joints,
and their associated neurology. This
covers a wide range of common medical situations such as acute and chronic
pain, automobile injuries, sports injuries, stroke rehabilitation,
and fibromyalgia. Physiatrists have
specialized training in medical treatment for these conditions,
rehabilitation, and care coordination.
As
with most physiatrists, treatments provided by Dr. Taub are
non-surgical. A physiatrist often
prescribes appropriate medicines, exercises, physical therapy, assistive
devices, traction, electrotherapy, special injection techniques, manual
therapies, biofeedback, etc. Care
coordination serves as an important component of physiatric care. Should the optimal treatment of your
condition require the services of an allied health professional such as a
physical therapist, occupational therapist, surgeon, etc, a physiatrist has
special training in coordinating care.
In other words, when multiple healthcare professionals are working on
you, it can be helpful to have one of them overseeing everything that is
going on – to be the coach of your healthcare team. A physiatrist is trained to take on this
responsibility for you. |
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