Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2081P0004X
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As of today, the following are the total number of Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physicians nationally, in your state, and near your location.
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The following are the total number of Spinal Cord Injury 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.
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What do Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physicians do?
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Medicine Physicians, also known as Physiatrists, coordinate comprehensive rehabilitation for individuals with spinal cord injuries, focusing on restoring function and quality of life.
They lead multidisciplinary teams to manage acute and long-term complications like pain, spasticity, pressure sores, and cardiovascular or respiratory issues.
Their role involves creating personalized treatment plans, prescribing adaptive equipment like wheelchairs, and educating patients and families to promote independence and productivity after injury.
Responsibilities
Treatment Coordination: They serve as the central point for the rehabilitation team, which includes physical and occupational therapists, nurses, psychologists, and social workers.
Functional Assessment: Conduct comprehensive functional assessments to identify a patient’s neurologic level and set appropriate functional goals.
Complication Management: Anticipate, diagnose, and treat complications arising from SCI, such as respiratory problems, cardiovascular issues, spasticity, pressure sores, bowel and bladder dysfunction, and psychological disorders.
Equipment Prescription: Prescribe and manage the use of essential durable medical equipment, assistive devices, and prostheses.
Rehabilitation Planning: Develop and oversee a patient’s comprehensive, multidisciplinary rehabilitation plan to maximize recovery and functional independence.
Patient and Family Education: Educate patients and their families about the injury and care plan, empowering them to manage their health and navigate the recovery process.
Long-Term Medical Management: Provide lifelong medical management, addressing ongoing needs and striving to maintain health and quality of life for individuals with SCI.
Research and Advocacy: Some SCI Medicine Physicians conduct research to find new treatments and cures and advocate for the needs of their patients.
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.
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2081P0010X
A physiatrist who utilizes an interdisciplinary approach and addresses the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of congenital and childhood-onset physical impairments, including related or secondary medical, physical, functional, psychosocial, and vocational limitations or conditions, with an understanding of the life course of disability.
This physician is trained in identifying functional capabilities and selecting the best rehabilitation intervention strategies, with an understanding of the continuum of care.
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.