Template:Cdn-prd Physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Commonly called physiatrists, physical medicine and rehabilitation doctors are physicians that help in the recovery from disease, accident or psychological problems.
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physicians or physiatrists evaluate and treat patients with impairments of the neuromuscular system, functional limitations, pain, and disabilities.
List of procedures[edit source]
- EMG (electromyography)
- NCS (nerve conduction studies)
- Peripheral joint injections
- Trigger point injections
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound
- Spasticity management
- Interventional spinal therapeutics
Other procedures may include acupuncture, prolotherapy, platelet rich plasma injections, and autologous stem cell treatments.