Physical medicine and rehabilitation is a specialized field of healthcare that focuses on providing care and services to individuals with physical disabilities or impairments. Certified doctors of physical medicine and rehabilitation are highly trained professionals who provide a range of services, such as physical therapy, movement therapy, assistive technology, and psychotherapy, to help patients achieve optimum health and well-being. Below, we take a look at five certified doctors of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Dr. Michael Leung is a board-certified doctor of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Dr. Leung completed his residency training at the University of California San Diego Medical Center, where he also served as chief resident. He specializes in neuromusculoskeletal treatments, as well as sports injuries, musculoskeletal injuries, orthotic management, joint injections, and wound care.
Dr. Jane Smith is a board-certified doctor of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Her specialties include amputee rehabilitation, motor control training, ergonomics, exercise physiology, electrophysiology, spasticity management, and gait analysis. She completed her residency at Stony Brook University Hospital in New York.
Dr. Gregory Aplazoff is a board-certified doctor of physical medicine and rehabilitation who specializes in neurological rehabilitation and spinal cord injury rehabilitation. He is the director of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He has extensive experience with electrodiagnostic medicine, spasticity management, pain management programs for back and neck pain disorder, pediatric disability management program for children with neuromotor impairment problems.
Dr. Sylvia Ficaro is a board-certified doctor of physical medicine and rehabilitation who specializes in neurological disorders such as stroke or cerebral palsy. She completed her residency at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC where she also served as chief resident. In addition to providing physical therapy services to patients with neurological impairments, she also specializes in bladder retraining, eye movements retraining and swallowing assessment/treatment programs for patients with oropharyngeal disorders like dysphagia (difficulty swallowing).
Dr. Jasmine Asani is a board-certified doctor of physical medicine and rehabilitation who received her medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine in Washington DC. She completed her residency training at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan New York where she also served as chief resident during her four-year tenure there. Her areas of special interests are musculoskeletal medicine specializing in orthopedic conditions such as fractures or dislocations; prosthetics; sports medicine; therapeutic exercise; pain management; amputee rehabilitation; electrodiagnostics; pediatric rehabilitation; spasticity management; women’s health; fibromyalgia and endocrinology related issues.
These five certified doctors of physical medicine and rehabilitation can provide invaluable assistance to individuals who require specialized medical services due to physical disabilities or impairments. Working with these physicians can help ensure that people receive appropriate care so that they can lead healthy lives—and live fuller lives despite any limitations they may have encountered along the way!