The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specializes in comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care for adults and children with physical and functional impairments due to injuries or diseases that have resulted in decreased quality of life. We "Add Life to Years."

Our department is a dynamic group of physicians with varied backgrounds and skills. Our areas of special expertise include musculoskeletal injuries, traumatic brain injury, stroke, amputee and geriatric care. We also perform electrodiagnostic testing (EMG) when indicated, as well as multiple interventions for spasticity management. Our department includes board-certified pediatric physiatrists and pain management specialists.

Our faculty is dedicated to patient care and teaching residents and medical students in one-on-one clinical situations. Faculty participates in four to six hours a week of formal resident lectures, journal club and clinical case conferences on electrodiagnostics, gait analysis, sports medicine, ethics and practice management. Faculty members are also actively involved in research.

We evaluate and treat patients with:

• Acute and chronic pain
• Amputations and limb deficiencies
• Arthritis
• Brachial plexus injuries
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Cerebral palsy
• Joint replacement rehabilitation
• Myopathy
• Neuromuscular disease
• Neuropathy
• Pulmonary disease rehabilitation
• Spasticity
• Spinal-cord injury
• Spina bifida
• Sports injuries
• Stroke
• Traumatic brain injury

Outpatient services include:

• Arthrocentesis and joint injections
• Baclofen pump evaluation and management
• Botulinum toxin injections
• Synvisc© injections
• Disability ratings
• Electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies
• Independent medical examinations
• Comprehensive interventional pain management procedures
• Prosthetic and orthotic prescriptions
• Trigger point injections
• Phenol nerve and motor point blocks for spasticity