Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, also known as PM & R, is the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries which affect the muscles, bones, and associated structures. Physicians that work in this specialty are called physiatrists.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation deals with the treatment of neuromusculoskeletal injuries with an emphasis on functional recovery. Holzer Clinic physiatrists treat pain as long as the emphasis is on function, such as return to work, improved strength and improved independence with activities of daily living. They treat chronic injury and pain, but success is much better when patients are seen in the first month. Most patients with continued severe pain 4 weeks after an injury are likely to have some indefinite chronic pain. Treatment can be much more effective when these patients are seen within 4 to 7 weeks post-injury before the chronic pain behavior has set in.

• Therapy
• Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nerve Blocks
• Epidurals/Facet Blocks (Fluoroscopically)
• Trigger Point Injections
• Carpal Tunnel Injections
• Sympathetic Blocks
• EMG
• Acupuncture
• Manipulations
• Joint Injections
• Massage
• Medications

• Neck and Back Injuries
• Herniated Discs
• Spinal Stenosis
• Peripheral Neuropathy and Neuralgia
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Shoulder Injuries
• Arthritis
• Peripheral Joint Injuries
• Shingle Pain
• Sports/Occupational Medical Problems
• Amputee Care
• Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
• Cancer Pain
• Headaches
• Post-Thoracotomy Syndrome
• Acute & Chronic Pain Syndrome
• Acute & Chronic Musculoskeletal Syndrome
• Spinal Cord/Brain Injury
• Post Stroke Care
• Post Phlebitic Syndrome
• Diabetic Neuropathy/Ulcer Care
• Non-Surgical Orthopedic
• Cerebral Palsy Evaluation and Treatment