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Doctors of physiatry are experienced in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of people who are disable or injured. They work in a hospital setting or an outpatient treatment facility. Because of this, you can easily find after-hours appointments during the week and shortened availability on the weekends. If you need the emergency care of a physiatrist you also have the option of getting care from a hospital 24/7.

Many specialists allow patients to make a virtual visit for specified health concerns. This could be due to acute injury or illness that needs a virtual evaluation or a prescription refill that requires a quick conversation with your practitioner. If your clinician believes you should come into the practice for optimal treatment, you may have to book an in-person visit.

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Physiatrists are medical or osteopathic Doctor of Medicine who specialize in the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients who are disabled by a chronic illness or an injury. It is a diverse area of medicine and involves management of care for the nervous and musculoskeletal systems as well as helps individuals function independently and improve quality of life. They focus on the recovery of the whole person through the patients emotional, medical, physical, social, and vocational needs.

A doctor of physiatry is involved in the following care for patients:

• Therapeutics for individuals of all ages
• Ability to treat chronic disabling conditions that span a person’s lifetime.
• Treatment of pain because of injury, illness, or disability
• Injury treatment and prevention plans
• Collaboration with other medical professional including physical and occupational therapists, neurologists, orthopedic surgeons, and primary care physicians.

They can perform many procedures that help with the rehabilitation of afflicted patients such as:

• EMG studies/Nerve conduction studies
• Ultrasound and fluoroscopy guided procedures
• Spinal Injections
• Disc Decompression procedures
• Nerve blocks pertaining to peripheral and spinal nerves
• Join injections
• Prolotherapy
• Treatments for spasticity which could include Botox injections
• Nerve biopsy/muscle biopsy
• Osteopathic therapeutics using manual manipulation
• Prosthetics and orthotics
• Acupuncture

A physiatry specialists treats the following most common conditions:

• Amputation
• Stroke
• Brain Injury
• Cancer
• Sports injuries
• Cerebral Palsy
• Spine Pain
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Multiple Sclerosis and other neurological conditions
• Movement disorders & spasticity
• Muscular dystrophy
• Osteoarthritis
• Parkinson’s disease

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that causes the patient’s immune system to attack the protective covering of the spinal cord and nerve fibers. This causes communication issues between your brain and the rest of your body. The disease can cause deterioration and permeant damage to the nerves. Signs of MS vary greatly and depend on how severe the damage to the nerves is. Some people may lose all ability to walk while other may go a long time without any new symptoms. There is no cure for MS but there are management options then can decrease symptoms and speed up recovery from flare ups.

Movement afflictions due to MS include numbness or weakness in one or both limbs that usually occur on one side of your body at a time. Electric-shoch sensation that happen when you bend the neck forward and tremors with lack of coordination. Vision problems are also common as well as slurred speech, dizziness, fatigue, tingling or pain in parts of your body, and problems with sexual function, bowel, and bladder function.

There is no cure for MS but your specialist can help you bounce back quickly from flare ups and manage symptoms. There are many corticosteroids as well as other medications that are given orally and intravenously. As well as an array of other therapeutic options such as:

• Physical and occupational therapy that can help the patient stretch and strengthen their muscles with exercises and education on using devices at home that make performing daily tasks easier.
• Medication to reduce fatigue or to increase walking speed
• Muscle relaxants for painful muscle stiffness or spasms.
• Getting plenty of rest and a full night of sleep
• Non-impact exercise such as swimming, stationary bike, yoga, and tai chi
• Cooling down. People usually have flare ups when they are over heated
• Eating a balanced diet
• Limiting stress

Because physiatrists are medical doctors, they can help individuals with MS through rehabilitation, healthy lifestyle choices, and proper medications.