Physiatrist
Mr. Yongmin Liu is a Physiatrist in Dearborn, MI
with special training and skill in treating medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.
As a Physiatrist, Yongmin Liu performs
diagnostic imaging, testing, assessment, and treatment of disorders and injuries related to chronic joint pain, spinal injury, athletic injury, congenital birth defect, traumatic injury, and age-related pain conditions. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Physiatry) is
a medical specialty focused on diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses related to muscle, joint spine, nerve, bone, and neurological disorders. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Physiatrists include spinal cord injury, pulled and torn muscles, nerve disorders, fibromyalgia, athletic injury, chronic joint and muscle pain, arthritis, and other disorders affecting the body's muscles, joints, and nerves.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Physiatrists
include CT, x-ray, and MRI imaging, nerve conduction testing, spinal injections, prolotherapy, nerve and muscle biopsy, acupuncture, fitting of prosthetics and orthotics, impairment assessment, patient and parent education, and ultrasound guided corrective procedures.
Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also referred to as rehabilitation medicine, is the medical specialty concerned with diagnosing, evaluating, and treating patients with physical disabilities. These disabilities may arise from conditions affecting the musculoskeletal system such as neck and back pain, sports injuries, or other painful conditions affecting the limbs, such as carpal tunnel syndrome. Alternatively, the disabilities may result from neurological trauma or disease such as spinal cord injury, head injury or stroke. A physician certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation is often called a physiatrist. The primary goal of the physiatrist is to achieve maximal restoration of physical, psychological, social and vocational function through comprehensive rehabilitation. Pain management is often an important part of the role of the physiatrist. For diagnosis and evaluation, a physiatrist may include the techniques of electromyography to supplement the standard history, physical, x-ray and laboratory examinations. The physiatrist has expertise in the appropriate use of therapeutic exercise, prosthetics (artificial limbs), orthotics and mechanical and electrical devices.
Physiatrists in Dearborn, MI
Pain Medicine Anesthesiologist
Mr. Yongmin Liu is a Pain Medicine Anesthesiologist in Dearborn, MI
with special training and skill in effectively managing perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery using anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine and pain medicine.
As a Pain Medicine Anesthesiologist, Yongmin Liu performs
spinal blocks, epidurals, analgesic IVs, nitrous oxide delivery, opioid treatment, general anesthesia. Pain Medicine Anesthesiology is
the practice of medicine dedicated to the relief of pain and comprehensive care of the patient before, during and after surgery. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Pain Medicine Anesthesiologists include surgery and labor.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Pain Medicine Anesthesiologists
include monitoring a patient's blood pressure, heart rhythm, temperature, level of consciousness, and amount of oxygen in the blood while delivering appropriate types and amounts of anaesthesia.
An anesthesiologist who provides a high level of care, either as a primary physician or consultant, for patients experiencing problems with acute, chronic and/or cancer pain in both hospital and ambulatory settings. Patient care needs are also coordinated with other specialists.
Pain Medicine Anesthesiologists in Dearborn, MI
Electrodiagnostic Medicine Practitioner
Mr. Yongmin Liu is an Electrodiagnostic Medicine Practitioner in Dearborn, MI
with special training and skill in neurophysiological diagnostics of muscular, central nervous system, and peripheral nervous system dysfunctions.
As an Electrodiagnostic Medicine Practitioner, Yongmin Liu performs
diagnostic tests to identify the cause of pain, weakness, tingling, numbness, cramps, and spasms. Electrodiagnostic Medicine is
a subspecialty of neuromuscular medicine that diagnosis and treats neuromuscular, neurologic, and muscular systems. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Electrodiagnostic Medicine Doctors include limb trauma, multiple sclerosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, muscular dystrophy, and radiculopathy.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Electrodiagnostic Medicine Doctors
include nerve conduction studies and electromyograms.
Electrodiagnostic medicine is the medical subspecialty that applies neurophysiologic techniques to diagnose, evaluate, and treat patients with impairments of the neurologic, neuromuscular, and/or muscular systems. Qualified physicians are trained in performing electrophysiological testing and interpretation of the test data. They require knowledge in anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, histology, and pathology of the brain, spinal cord, autonomic nerves, cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, neuromuscular junction, and muscles. They must know clinical features and treatment of diseases of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, as well as those of neuromuscular junction and muscle. Physicians also require special knowledge about electric signal processing, including waveform analysis, electronics and instrumentation, stimulation and recording equipment, and statistics.
Electrodiagnostic Medicine Doctors in Dearborn, MI
