Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2081P0010X
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As of today, the following are the total number of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physicians nationally, in your state, and near your location.
Medicare
The following are the total number of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physicians who accept Medicare in your state, the number who have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
Alaska – Alabama – Armed Forces Pacific – Arkansas – American Samoa – Arizona – California – Colorado – Connecticut – District of Columbia – Delaware – Florida – Federated States of Micronesia – Georgia – Guam – Hawaii – Iowa – Idaho – Illinois – Indiana – Kansas – Kentucky – Louisiana – Massachusetts – Maryland – Maine – Marshall Islands – Michigan – Minnesota – Missouri – Northern Mariana Islands – Mississippi – Montana – North Carolina – North Dakota – Nebraska – New Hampshire – New Jersey – New Mexico – Nevada – New York – Ohio – Oklahoma – Oregon – Pennsylvania – Puerto Rico – Palau – Rhode Island – South Carolina – South Dakota – Tennessee – Texas – Utah – Virginia – Virgin Islands – Vermont – Washington – Wisconsin – West Virginia – Wyoming
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What do Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physicians do?
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) physicians are medical doctors who specialize in treating children and youth with temporary or permanent disabilities and impairments to optimize their function, independence, and quality of life.
They diagnose and manage conditions like cerebral palsy, spina bifida, acquired brain/spinal cord injuries, muscular dystrophy, and amputations by prescribing therapies, medications, and adaptive equipment, and by coordinating an interdisciplinary team of specialists.
Responsabilities
Diagnose and manage conditions: They identify and treat congenital and childhood-onset disabilities affecting physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and vocational domains.
Prescribe treatments and therapies: This includes coordinating physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy to improve movement, communication, and daily activities.
Prescribe adaptive equipment: They recommend and prescribe devices like braces, prosthetics, wheelchairs, and standers to enhance mobility, function, and independence.
Coordinate interdisciplinary teams: PRM physicians are central to a team of various specialists who work together to provide comprehensive care that extends beyond the clinical setting.
Focus on functional outcomes: Their goal is to improve physical and cognitive function, enhance self-care and communication skills, and promote participation in family life and the community.
Address secondary complications: They also manage associated medical issues, such as spasticity, swallowing problems, bladder management, and pain.
Support life transitions: They assist children and youth with disabilities in navigating various life stages, from prehabilitation to acute care and into the community.
Conditions they treat
- Cerebral palsy
- Spina bifida and other congenital disabilities
- Acquired brain injuries (TBI) and spinal cord injuries
- Musculoskeletal and neuromuscular disorders
- Amputations and limb deficiencies
- Pediatric burns and cancer-related conditions
- Sports injuries
Other Specialty Physiatrists
Brain Injury Medicine Physiatrists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2081P0301X
A Brain Injury Medicine physician specializes in disorders of brain function due to injury and disease.
These disorders encompass a range of medical, physical, neurologic, cognitive, sensory, and behavioral disorders that result in psychosocial, educational, and vocational consequences.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physiatrists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2081H0002X
A physical medicine and rehabilitation physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses.
This specialist collaborates with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life by addressing the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of both the patient and the family throughout the disease, the dying process, and beyond.
This specialist has expertise in assessing patients with advanced disease and relieving distressing symptoms.
They coordinate interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues, use specialized care systems, including hospice, manage the imminently dying patient, and make legal and ethical decisions in end-of-life care.
Neuromuscular Medicine Physiatrists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2081N0008X
A physician who specializes in neuromuscular medicine possesses specialized knowledge in the science, clinical evaluation, and management of these disorders.
This encompasses the knowledge of the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of these disorders at a level that is significantly beyond the training and expertise expected of a general neurologist, child neurologist, or physiatrist.
Pain Medicine Physiatrists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2081P2900X
A physician who provides a high level of care, either as a primary physician or consultant, for patients experiencing problems with acute, chronic, or cancer pain in both hospital and ambulatory settings.
Patient care needs may also be coordinated with other specialists.
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2081P0004X
A physician who addresses the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of traumatic spinal cord injury and non-traumatic etiologies of spinal cord dysfunction by working in an interdisciplinary manner.
Care is provided to patients of all ages on a lifelong basis, covering related medical, physical, psychological, and vocational disabilities and complications.
Sports Medicine Physiatrists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2081S0010X
A physician specializing in Sports Medicine is responsible for continuous care focused on enhancing health and fitness, as well as preventing injury and illness.
The specialist possesses knowledge and experience in promoting wellness and preventing injuries across various medical fields, including exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, and physical evaluation.
The goal of a Sports Medicine specialist is to improve the healthcare of individuals engaged in physical exercise.