Dr. Robert Joseph Schafer M.D.
Family Practitioner
404 W Washington St Petersburg IL, 62675About
Dr. Robert Schafer is a family practitioner practicing in Petersburg, IL. Dr. Schafer specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Schafer possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
Education and Training
Life Chiropractic College West 1984
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Reversal of motor learning in the vestibulo-ocular reflex in the absence of visual input.
- Lipid mobility and molecular binding in fluid lipid membranes.
- Cell membrane array fabrication and assay technology.
- Attention governs action in the primate frontal eye field.
- Selective attention from voluntary control of neurons in prefrontal cortex.
- Prefrontal contributions to visual selective attention.
Treatments
- Sacro-occipital Technique
- Activator Methods
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