Physician - Physical Medicine at Sanford Health

The specialty involves diagnosis and treatment of patients with painful or functionally limiting conditions, the management of comorbidities and co-impairments, diagnostic and therapeutic injection procedures, electrodiagnostic medicine and emphasis on the prevention of complications of disability from secondary conditions. Physiatrists are trained in the diagnosis and management of impairments of the neurologic, musculoskeletal (including sports and occupational aspects) and other organ systems and the long-term management of patients with disabling conditions.

Rescue cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Electrodiagnostic studies. Performing therapeutic and diagnostic injections. Injections, including joint, ligament, bursae, soft tissue, and trigger point. Neuromuscular blockade via injection of alcohol, phenol, or Botulinum toxin. Joint manipulation/mobilization. Gait studies. Fitness for duty evaluations or work physiology testing (treadmill, spirometry, audiograms). Ergonomic evaluations. Evaluate and prescribe assistive devices and technology, including orthotics, prosthetics, wheelchairs, and positioning ADL aids, interfaces and environmental controls, augmentative/alternative communication, environmental accessibility, electrical stimulation and dynamic splinting. Prescribing of physical agents for modality.

Setting specific privileges: Initiation and maintenance of parenteral nutrition. Arthrocentesis. Perform disability evaluations. Independent medical examinations. Performing eVisits (electronic communication thru a survey or questionnaire) and Video Visits (interactive audio and visual communication utilizing telehealth technology) as deemed clinically appropriate by the provider. Includes diagnosis, recommending a course of treatment, or ordering a prescription (Narcotics prescriptions are not included in this privilege).