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Physical Medicine & Rehab Associates

Phone:
218.249.6980

Location:
SLH Clinic Building
1011 East First Street
Duluth, MN 55805

Medical Staff


Clinic Manager:
Katherine Dean 
218.249.5505


Director, Clinic Operations:
Kim Terhaar
218.249.7878

Adding Quality to Life

Physical Medicine & Rehab Associates are board certified physicians who treat a wide range of problems.  They offer an aggressive, non-surgical treatment for pain and injury and coordinate long-term rehabilitation.  Physical Medicine and Rehab specialist are also committed to injury prevention and wellness training.

Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine is a sub-specialty of Physical Medicine & Rehab Associates. This area deals specifically with patients who are experiencing muscular-skeletal problems that prevent them from physically functioning as they want or need too.

Common Problems Treated

  • Arthritis
  • Athletic injury
  • Brain and spinal cord injury
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Low back pain
  • Pinched nerve
  • Rotator cuff injury
  • Strains and sprains
  • Tendonitis and bursitis
  • Whiplash and neck pain

Why Utilize Physical Medicine and Rehab

  • Recovery rate and return-to-work or sport participation can be enhanced using rehabilitation principles.
  • Broad diagnostic expertise allows complete and accurate treatment that puts people back to fully functional living.
  • Physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians provide care for adults addressing both the physical and emotional aspects of the healing process.
  • Treatments are efficient and cost-effective, using appropriately directed and scientifically-based management techniques.

Rehabilitation Areas Include

  • Amputations/ Prosthetics
  • Cancer rehabilitation
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Non-operative spine medicine
  • Orthopedic surgery
  • Sports injuries
  • Stroke rehabilitation
  • Management of patients in acute care rehab units.

Treatment Options

  • Electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies
  • Epidural cortisone injections
  • Joint injections
  • Occupational therapy
  • Orthotics and braces
  • Peripheral nerve blocks
  • Personal injury and disability evaluations
  • Physical therapy
  • Therapeutic exercise

Patient Resources

American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehab- www.aapmr.org

Outreach

Outreach services are provided at St. Luke's Clinics throughout the region.

Hibbing, MN - Hibbing Family Medical Clinic
Virginia, MN - Laurentian Medical Clinic
Ashland, WI - Chequamegon Clinic

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