When you’re recovering from an injury or surgery, you’ll recover most quickly and thoroughly if you are under the care of a doctor who specializes in physical medicine. Physical medicine providers – also called physiatrists – know how to implement the specific nonsurgical treatment that would help you heal and become pain-free.
This may include everything including chiropractic treatment, physical therapy, bracing of the injured or painful area, and interventional pain management – which usually involves doctor-administered pain-relief injections into the painful area.
Let’s talk about how a physical medicine healthcare provider can help you recover, and where you can go in Blue Springs and Greater Kansas City to get yourself back to 100% again.
What Is Physical Medicine?
Physical medicine is a holistic and nonsurgical approach to disease and injury treatment. It emphasizes prevention and a comprehensive understanding of why a patient has chronic pain or a degenerative condition, such as arthritis or cardiovascular disease.
Your physical medicine doctor and the whole medical team will guide you through a full recovery and rehabilitation plan, and they will be there for you until you have fully recovered and beyond.
Providers of physical medicine services look at how a disease, injury, surgery, or chronic health condition impacts an individual’s quality of life:
- Can they walk safely?
- Are they able to dress, eat, use the bathroom, bathe, and work safely and effectively?
- What is their level of pain?
- What adaptive tools and devices could support them?
- Are family members and friends available to assist?
How Does Physical Medicine Answer Practical Patient Needs?
To help a patient achieve a complete recovery, physiatrists will work with the patient’s chiropractors, physical therapists, nurses, nutritionists, and more. To determine how well you are progressing through your recuperation, you will be asked to take functional capacity tests.
These tests will give your physical medicine team real data and information which can be measured and changed as necessary. Because these results are tracked, your treatment plan may be modified in order to optimize the desired therapeutic results for long-term recovery.
The hallmark of physiatry is its multifaceted and nonsurgical approach. Your physical, emotional, and mental health are all taken into account in your recovery plan.
Customized Recovery Care via Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Blue Springs
Your physiatry team at Core Medical Center offers a long menu of specialized health services which can be tailored to fit you: your symptoms, needs, deficits, disabilities, strengths, and goals. That individualized approach is key to long-term recovery.
Conditions we frequently help patients recover from include:
- Chronic pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Sports- and work-related injuries
- Osteoporosis
- Allergies
- Sinus infections
- Whiplash
- Spinal misalignments
- Musculoskeletal pain
- Headaches (including migraines)
- Traumatic injuries (e.g., concussion, amputation, fractures)
- Repetitive-motion injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
We invite you to learn more about physical medicine and how it can help you on your journey toward recovery and a full, productive life. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a consultation with one of our providers, call us today at (816) 427-0201 , or request an appointment now by filling out our online form. We look forward to helping you optimize your health and recover completely!`
