New Patient Questionnaire
Please fill out the pain questionnaire and bring it with you to your first appointment.
Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, also known as physiatrists, treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons. By taking the whole body into account, they can accurately pinpoint problems and enhance performance without surgery.
PM&R physicians evaluate and treat patients with short- or long-term physical and/or cognitive impairments and disabilities that result from musculoskeletal conditions (neck or back pain, or sports or work injuries), neurological conditions (stroke, brain injury, or spinal cord injury), or medical other conditions. Their goal is to decrease pain and enhance performance without surgery.
When to See a PM&R Physician
- Accident, Injury, or Chronic Condition. You had an accident or you have an injury or chronic condition that has left you with pain or limited function.
- Age and Exercise. You think you’re too old to exercise.
- Chronic Pain Challenges. You have chronic pain from arthritis, a repetitive stress injury, or back problems.
- Illness or Treatment. You have an illness or treatment for an illness that has diminished your energy or ability to move easily.
- Life Changes and Physical Function. Life changes such as childbirth or menopause have created new challenges to your physical function.
- Nerve Damage Recovery. You’re recovering from the effects of a stroke or other problems related to nerve damage.
- Pre- or Post-Surgery. You’re considering or recovering from surgery.
- Weight Management and Exercise. Excess weight makes it difficult to exercise or has caused health problems.
Our Physicians
Conditions We Treat
- Arthritis
- ALS
- Back and neck pain
- Brain injury and other neurological conditions
- Cancer
- Cervical Myelopathy/Lumbar stenosis
- Complex Regional Pain syndrome
- Concussions
- De Quervain Tenosynovitis
- Exercise in the elderly and fall prevention
- Fibromyalgia
- Limb loss and prosthetics
- Lymphedema
- Nerve pain and muscle weakness
- Orthopedic conditions, such as fractures and repetitive motion injuries
- Parkinson’s disease
- Peripheral neuropathy pain
- Phantom pain
- Pinched nerves in neck and back
- Plantar fascitis
- Post Polio syndrome
- Post-stroke rehabilitation
- Shoulder impingement syndrome/shoulder tendon and muscle injuries
- Speech, language, cognitive, or swallowing difficulties
- Spinal cord injuries
- Sports-related injury
- Tennis or golfer's elbow
- Torticollis
- Whiplash
- Vertebral compression fractures
Services We Offer
Our team of board certified PM&R physicians help people every day who experienced functional loss or disability due to an accident, injury, or a medical condition. We’ll work with you to make sure we understand your whole health history, your experiences, and your goals for treatment and recovery. We offer:
- Acute rehabilitation
- Botox injections for spasticity
- Diagnostics studies, including musculoskeletal ultrasound
- Electromyography and nerve conduction studies to measure nerve injury or damage
- Joint and muscle injections
- Osteopathic manipulation
- Prescribed treatment plan for physical, occupational, or speech therapy
- Shockwave therapy for tendonitis and other chronic pain to promote healing
- Soft tissue injections
Insurance Accepted
- Commercial
Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna HMO (Open Access)
- Aetna HMO / Health Network Only
- Aetna PEBTF PPO
- Aetna QPOS
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Select
- Aetna Signature
- Aetna Value Performance Network
- Aetna Voluntary Plans
- Aetna Whole Health
- Choice POS, Choice - POS (Aetna HealthFund), Choice POS II, Choice POS II (Aetna HealthFund)
- Elect Choice EPO
- Health Network Only & Health Network Option
- International Medical
- Managed Choice, Managed Choice - Open Access, Managed Choice POS
- Mercy Preferred Choice POSII, Mercy Preferred Choice Select, Mercy Preferred Elect Choice EPO
- Mercy Preferred Managed Choice & Mercy Preferred Open Choice (PPO)
- Open Access - Elect Choice, Open Access EPO
- Open Access POS, Open Access EPO Plus (Broad) & Open Access POS II (Broad)
- Open Choice PPO & Open Choice PPO - Aetna HealthFund
- Peak Preference Select HNOnly on the Altius Network and Peak Preference Select HNOption on the Altius Network
- Preferred - Open Choice PPO, Preferred Choice POS II, Preferred Select
- Preferred Elect Choice EPO, Preferred Managed Choice
- Premier Care - Network & Premier Care Network Plus
- TriCare
- We do not participate in the following Aetna plans:
- PEBTF HMO
Capital Blue Cross
- CareConnect – PinnacleHealth ACA Network
- Comprehensive
- POS
- PPO
- Traditional
- HMO
- PPO Choice
- We do not participate in the following Capital Blue Cross plans:
- Valley Advantage EPO
Cigna
- Choice Fund OA Plus
- Open Access Plus
- OA Plus
- Choice Fund OA Plus with Care Link PPO
- Choice Fund PPO Network
- HMO
- POS
- Great West
First Health Network
Geisinger
Highmark Blue Shield (NOTE: standard tier)
- We do not participate in the following Highmark plans:
- Community Blue Medicare HMO
- My Direct Blue EPO
- Blue High-Performance Network (HPN)
Independence Blue Cross
- Keystone HMO Proactive (Tier 3)
- Keystone HMO/POS/Direct POS
- Personal Choice PPO
- Personal Choice EPO
- Personal Choice Tiered (Tier 2)
- National BlueCard PPO
- IBC HMO Commercial tier 3 Standard
- IBC PPO Commercial
- AmeriHealth PPO & HMO Commercial
- AmeriHealth Comprehensive Major Medical
TriCare
United Healthcare
- Unitedhealthcare Navigate
- All Savers
- Unitedhealthcare Catalyst
- Unitedhealthcare Choice and Choice Plus
- Unitedhealthcare Choice Advance and Choice Plus Advance
- Unitedhealthcare Options PPO plans
- Unitedhealthcare Oxford - Choice or Core network only
- Unitedhealthcare Tiered Benefit Plans
- Unitedhealthcare MD-IPA Plan
- Unitedhealthcare Student Resources
- UHC Compass Rose PPO Plan
- We do not participate in the following United Healthcare plans:
- Oxford (Oxford (unless the member has Choice or Core network)
- Heritage (unless the member has Choice Plus)
- Erikson Advantage
UPMC Health Plans
- Premium Network Plans (PPO and EPO)
- UPMC Employees Advantage Network (PPO and EPO) – Tier 1
- UPMC Employees Out of Area Network
- Panther Gold Advantage Network (For Pitt Employees) – Tier 1
- UPMC Inside Advantage – Tier 1
- MyCare Advantage PPO/EPO – Tier 1
- Tower Network
- We do not participate in the following UPMC plans:
- Partner Network
- Standard Network
- Enhanced Access Network
- Panther Gold Network (For Pitt Employees)
- FEHB Employees
- MyCare Advantage HMO
- Medicare Advantage
Aetna
- Advantra
- Premier Plus PPO, Gold HMO, Value HMO, Silver HMO & PPO, Silver Plus HMO & PPO, Credit Value PPO, and Core HMO
- Aetna PEBTF PPO
- Choice HMO
- Silver HMO & PPO
- Gold PPO
- Premier HMO
- Standard HMO
- Basic HMO
- We do not participate in the following Aetna plans:
- PEBTF HMO
AmeriHealth Administrators
AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Care
Devoted Health
Geisinger
Health Partners
Highmark Medicare Advantage
- Freedom Blue PPO
- Community Blue Medicare PPO (including Signature Plan)
- Community Blue Medicare PPO Plus – Clinton, Lycoming, Sullivan, and Tioga Counties only
- We do not participate in the following Highmark plans:
- Community Blue Medicare HMO (Signature Plan)
Highmark Wholecare (formerly Gateway Health Medicare Assured)
- Diamond HMO
- Ruby HMO
Humana (Choicecare Network)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Humana Choice PPO
- Humana Gold Choice PFFS
PA Health and Wellness (Allwell to Wellcare)
- HMO DSNP
- HMO MAPD
- PPO MAPD
- PPO DSNP
Senior Life
United Healthcare
- Unitedhealthcare Dual Complete
- Unitedhealthcare Group Medicare Advantage Plan
- Unitedhealthcare Assisted Living Plan (PPO)
- Unitedhealthcare Nursing Home Plan
UPMC for Life
- HMO & PPO (ALL)
- All Plans Tower/UPMC Berks County
Vibra
- Enhanced Complete Coverage PPO
- Essential Coverage PPO
- Advantra
- CHIP
ABH Kids
Capital Cares for Kids
Geisinger
Highmark CHIP
HPP KidzPartners
IBC CHIP
UHC CHIP
UPMC for Kids
- Medicaid
AmeriHealth Administrators
AmeriHealth Caritas
- Pennsylvania
- Community Health Choices
Geisinger
Health Partners/Jefferson Health Plans
Highmark Wholecare (formerly Gateway Health Plan)
PA Health and Wellness
Point Comfort Underwriters
- Unaccompanied Minors
- Afghan Refugees
UHC Medicaid
UPMC (Community Health Choices)
UPMC for You HMO
- Marketplace/ACA Plans
Capital Blue Cross
- Bronze PPO
- Silver PPO
- Gold PPO
Geisinger
PA Health and Wellness (Ambetter)
UPMC Health Plans
- Premium Network
- Inside Advantage for Individuals (Tier 1 – Gold, Silver, & Bronze)
- Tower Network
- We do not participate in the following UPMC plans:
- Partner Network
- Standard Network
- Select Network
- Hospice
Grane
Bayada
Heartland
Community Hospice
Caring Hospice
Compassus
Holisticare
