Division of Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
The Division of Neuromuscular Rehabilitation helps patients by decreasing unnecessary utilization of procedures, imaging, medications and surgical procedures while developing primary and secondary prevention programs for muscular issues.
Our physicians provide timely and appropriate access for the primary care provider’s patients by decreasing unnecessary utilization of procedures, imaging, medications, and surgical procedures, and the development of primary and secondary prevention programs for MSK issues.
In our program, we empower patients by obtaining education about their condition and timely, cost-effective, coordinated care for all musculoskeletal complaints, regardless of chronicity. There is an increased demand for physiatry from patient groups, primary care providers, and health care systems. This increases awareness across patient and provider groups and increases the value of shared decision making, prehabilitation, and wellness.
Comprehensive Joint / Orthopedic Medical Optimization
Team members serve on a multi-disciplinary comprehensive management program for orthopedic patients looking at possible joint replacement surgery, (including biological, social, and psychological assessments). The program coordinates involvement of medical/surgical specialty teams necessary to develop a comprehensive plan for the patient and reviews the plan of care with the other members of the clinical team, participates in directing that care, performing diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, peri-operative services, prehabilitation and coordinates coordinate post-operative planning/follow-up. Physiatric treatments include pharmacologic management, prescribing restorative therapies, injection therapies, and minimally invasive procedures all of which share the goal of improving the patient’s function and quality of life.
Amputee
A multidisciplinary team of physiatrists, surgeons, physical therapists, occupational therapists, prosthetists, and other rehabilitation professionals collaborate to provide care. Our learners are involved before surgery, and will continue care after amputation through recovery, prosthetic creation, physical therapy and occupational therapy. WVU PM&R trains physicians to offer expert medical care in recovery, healing and improving movement.
Pain Management and Spine Rehabilitation
Pain Management and Spine Rehabilitation physiatrists develop direct, and administer comprehensive multi- and interdisciplinary rehabilitation programs based on a patient-centered biopsychosocial model of care. They help people manage acute and chronic disabling pain conditions, with the emphasis on maximizing physical and psychosocial function and quality of life.
Our learners are trained in treatments including pharmacologic management, prescribing restorative therapies, injection therapies and minimally invasive procedures. Physiatrists help to coordinate behavioral health, patient education, and complementary and integrative therapies. We train our physiatrists bring unique skills to pain management including their ability to diagnose underlying pain conditions and manage patients over their continuum of care, adapting treatment plans as necessary.