Jose R. Santiago Rodriguez, MD

Sports Medicine Emergency Doctor

Dr. Jose R. Santiago Rodriguez is a Sports Medicine Emergency Doctor in Quincy, IL with special training and skill in Sports Medicine and certified in Emergency Medicine. As a Sports Medicine Emergency Doctor, Jose R. Santiago Rodriguez, MD performs emergency medical treatment of sports-related injuries. Emergency Sports Medicine is the prevention and treatment of injuries in athletes that require immediate attention. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Sports Medicine Emergency Doctors include heat illness, concussions, fractures, heart attacks, and ACL tears. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Sports Medicine Emergency Doctors include resuscitations, imaging tests, intravenous fluid deliveries, and bone settings.

An emergency physician with special knowledge in sports medicine is responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention and management of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician has knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle. Knowledge of exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation and epidemiology is essential to the practice of sports medicine.

Pain Management Doctor

Dr. Jose R. Santiago Rodriguez is a Pain Management Doctor in Quincy, IL with special training and skill in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of all types of pain caused by surgery, injury, nerve damage, and metabolic problems such as diabetes. As a Pain Management Doctor, Jose R. Santiago Rodriguez, MD performs medication management, physical therapy, and nerve blocks. Pain Management Medicine is the multifaceted treatment of pain that prohibits or prevents normal eating, sleeping, work, and daily activity. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Pain Management Doctors include chronic pain, fibromyalgia,back pain, joint pain, arthritis pain, tendinitis pain, and post-surgical pain. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Pain Management Doctors include pain medications like opioids, spinal injections, TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) therapy, meditation, relaxation techniques, visual imagery, biofeedback, heat and cold therapy, manipulation and massage.

Pain Medicine is a primary medical specialty based on a distinct body of knowledge and a well-defined scope of clinical practice that is founded on science, research and education. It is concerned with the study of pain, the prevention of pain, and the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons in pain. A comprehensive evaluation incorporates the physical, psychological, cognitive and socio-cultural contributions to pain. The treatment protocol may include pharmacological, invasive, behavioral, cognitive, rehabilitative and complementary strategies provided in a concurrent focused and patient specific manner. The pain medicine physician often serves the patient as a frontline physician regarding their pain, but also may serve as a consultant to other physicians, direct an interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary treatment team, conduct research, or advocate for the patient's pain care with public and private agencies. The Pain Medicine physician may work in variety of settings including office, clinic, hospital, university, or governmental/public agencies.