Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) is the branch of medicine emphasizing the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disorders that may produce temporary or permanent impairment. PM&R provides integrated care in the treatment of all neurological and musculoskeletal disabilities from traumatic brain injury to lower back pain. PM&R specialists see patients in all age groups and treat problems that touch upon all the major systems in the body. The specialty focuses on assisting people in restoring maximum physical function that has been lost through injury, illness or disabling conditions.
Areas of special interest for PM&R specialists include:- Speech and swallowing disorders
- Trigger point injections
- Fibromyalgia
- Functional capacity
- Chronic pain
- Stroke
- Gait & balance disorders
Adult Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physicians
Heidi Goldstein, MD
Shelley Killen, MD
Tanya Guthmiller, NP
Trina Kaiser, FNP-C
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