Are you trying to cope with chronic back pain or a herniated disc? Are you suffering from joint or spinal column pain? Have you suffered sports injuries?
Clinique de physiatrie et de médecine du sport Rockland specializes in the diagnosis and functional assessment of musculoskeletal system afflictions (both traumatic and degenerative). Our clinic offers outstanding healthcare services through a tailored, individual approach to meet the specific needs of each patient and ensure overall patient management and an optimal rehabilitation process.
Located in the heart of Montréal, our clinic is the very first in Quebec to promote a new technology for platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections. This next-generation device is used to inject a very high content of platelets (up to six times higher than older devices!).
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Physiatry is the field of medicine that involves the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of patients of all ages suffering from problems affecting the musculoskeletal and neurological systems and resulting disabilities.
Sports medicine is the field of medicine that focuses on individual physical activity to maintain patients’ overall good health and well-being. Sports medicine specialists ensure the management and rehabilitation of sports injuries.
Electromyography is an examination during which nerve conduction velocity and electrical activity in muscles are tested at rest and during contraction.
Musculoskeletal ultrasound is among the non-invasive examinations performed to diagnose several musculoskeletal disorders affecting tendons, muscles, ligaments, bursae and nerves, and for which standard X-ray examinations are non-specific.
Injection under fluoroscopy includes all the procedures involving an imaging technique to precisely guide the positioning of a needle containing medication to treat a particular condition (pain), as prescribed by a referring physician. A host of pathologies would benefit from local treatment.
Physiatry is the field of medicine that involves the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of patients of all ages suffering from problems affecting the musculoskeletal and neurological systems and resulting disabilities.
The main purpose of physiatrists is to treat patients with back and neck pain, muscle pain, tendinitis, bursitis and other joint problems. Physiatrists work as a multidisciplinary team with a whole roster of different therapists.
To consult with a physiatrist at our clinic in Montréal, patients must obtain a request from their general practitioner or specialist. The request may be referred to a physiatrist in particular or simply submitted to our clinic for general physiatry consultation. Patients or their physicians must forward the request to the clinic to make an appointment with a physiatrist. The consultation will take place with a specialized physicians trained to prescribe the examination and treatment of musculoskeletal problems.