Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Musculoskeletal problems are often accompanied by physical limitations and pain. This can make it challenging to enjoy everyday life.
Rothman’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialists (physiatrists) are experts in helping patients regain function and reduce pain. They can help with joint and muscle conditions like sore shoulders, back and neck pain, tendonitis, and pinched nerves, as well as complex orthopedic, sports and work-related injuries.
Patients increase their strength and flexibility through a variety of treatment options. These include physical therapy, occupational therapy, injections, and medication management. You will also benefit from Rothman Orthopaedic Institute’s comprehensive care that integrates many specialty areas involving disease, joint function, trauma injuries, and more.
Why Rothman?
Each year, Rothman's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialists help thousands of patients recover from painful injuries and chronic conditions.
As recognized leaders nationally and in the Greater Philadelphia area, our specialists use innovative surgical and non-operative treatments and the latest technology, as well as tried-and-true approaches.
- Our specialists are board-certified, fellowship-trained and have many years of extensive experience.
- They also hold memberships in organizations such as the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, International Spine Intervention Society, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the North American Spine Society.
- Some have been team specialists for area professional sports teams.
- Rothman specialists regularly publish research in prestigious medical journals and lecture worldwide to share their vast knowledge with the next generation of orthopedic specialists.
- Our nationally recognized orthopedic team has consistently ranked among the best in the Delaware Valley by US News & World Report.
Is it right for you?
Do you have chronic arthritis, spinal pain, or an injury that is reducing your quality of life? We can help.
Rothman’s physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists offer the latest, most effective treatments so you can return to your everyday activities.
Our extensive range of treatments include:
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Acupuncture
- Arthrocentesis
- Botox - injection for treatment of spasm/spasticity
- Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar interventional spine procedures including epidural spinal injections, facet joint injections, and electrodiagnostic testing
- Electromyography
- Epidural steroid injections (caudal injections) for pain and inflammation
- Functional capacity evaluations
- Ganglion impar sympathetic injections
- Hip injections
- Independent medical examinations
- Interventional spine and musculoskeletal medicine for musculoskeletal injuries and disorders
- Nerve conduction velocity studies
- Provocative discography
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Sacroiliac joint injections
- Shoulder rehabilitation
- Spine injuries and rehabilitation
- Sports medicine
- Treatment of spine conditions including herniated discs, radiculopathy, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, facet joint arthritis, and sacroiliac joint dysfunction
- Trigger point injections
- Ultrasound guided injections
Contact a Rothman Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist to learn how we can help you.
