Physical Medicine specializes in restoring optimal function to people with injuries to the muscles, bones, tissues, and nervous system.
Physical medicine involves therapies that alter the function and performance of the patient. Emphasis is placed on the combined use of physical modalities; such as heat and cold therapies, ultra sound, electric stimulation, physical training with therapeutic exercises, movement & activities modification, adaptive equipments and orthotics.
Common conditions that are treated by physiatrists include neck and lower back pain, sports injury, musculo-skeletal pain syndromes such as muscular strains and overuse, and fibromyalgia. Chronic pain management is achieved through multidisciplinary approach involving chiropractors, and interventional procedures when indicated.
