Dr. Christina V. Oleson, M.D.
Physiatrist (Physical Medicine) | Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
25 S. 9th Street 1st Floor Philadelphia PA, 19107About
Dr. Christina Oleson is a physiatrist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Oleson is a medical doctor specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. As a physiatrist, Dr. Oleson focuses on a patients ability to function, and can treat multiple conditions that affect the brain, nerves, spine, bones, muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons. Dr. Oleson can diagnose and treat pain that is a result of injury, disease or a disabling condition. Physiatrists often lead a team of physical therapists, occupational therapists and physicians in a patients treatment or prevention plan.
Education and Training
University of Massachusetts /Worcester MD 1999
University of Massachusetts / Worcester Campus 1996
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effects of smoking on neuropathic pain in two people with spinal cord injury.
- Influence of season, ethnicity, and chronicity on vitamin D deficiency in traumatic spinal cord injury.
- Responsiveness and concurrent validity of the revised capabilities of upper extremity-questionnaire (CUE-Q) in patients with acute tetraplegia.
- Cycling with Functional Electrical Stimulation Before and After a Distal Femur Fracture in a Man with Paraplegia.
- Musculoskeletal Effects of 2 Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling Paradigms Conducted at Different Cadences for People With Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Study.
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