Physical Medicine

The treatment offered for pain and injury is a multifaceted approach that may include one or some combination of the following physical medicine treatments:

• Active physical therapy (exercise), and possibly occupational therapy or recreational therapy
• Passive physical therapy (modalities, such as ultrasound or ice or heat to relieve the pain)
• Chiropractic manipulation
• Myofascial therapy
• Assistive devices
• Back braces

The CareFirst physical medicine department works and cohort with your pain management physician with the goal of restoring your normal function and improve quality of life from a physical, emotional, psychosocial, and vocational perspective.