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Dr. Luciano Tuluca, MD

Pain Management Specialist | Pain Medicine

2114 Williamsbridge Rd Bronx NY, 10461 Show map

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Dr. Luciano Tuluca is a physiatrist practicing in Bronx, NY. Dr. Tuluca is a medical doctor specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. As a physiatrist, Dr. Tuluca 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. Tuluca 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.

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Ny Coll Of Osteo Med Of Ny Inst Of Tech- Old Westbury Ny 1996

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine 1996

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Does pain management prescribe opioids?
Most pain management offices are doing interventional pain management, that means treating patients with fluoroscopic guided injections and, yes, sometimes prescribing small doses of opioids if need be. Everything depends on which state you live in. It is very hard to find an office that will prescribe you only opioids. Again, everything depends on your diagnostic. There is guidance for prescribing only opioids such as with cancer, sickle cell, and chronic, painful disorders... You need to make sure that when you make the appointment you ask these questions. Finally, the answer is YES, pain management does prescribe opioids, but it depends on the patient diagnostic. READ MORE
How is physical therapy for children different from adults?
The PT for adults and children is very different. As for and PT (adults or children) one should have a diagnostic first. Second, training in PT and OT (occupational therapy) it is different for children in a sense that most of the conditions (diagnostics) that we treat in children, we do not find in adults. Therapy can use visual or auditory stimuli to treat a baby born with torticolis, something that we can't do in adults. We use other modalities, mostly manual in children vs let's say muscle electrical stimulation, ultrasound, etc in adults. READ MORE
When should you see a doctor for elbow pain?
You should see a physical therapy MD as soon as possible. Although it is not an emergency, you probably have an inflammation of the tendons that can be painful and easy taken care of by a good therapist. So please, do not spend your time with the primary care doctor, go to a pain management or physical therapy doctor. READ MORE
What happens if tennis elbow goes untreated?
You are not going to lose your arm, but the inflammation in the tendon can became chronic, and interfere with your quality of life and more difficult to be treated later on. Try some modality, ultrasound, intoforesis, buy an elbow brace from any pharmacy, and you should be able to decrease the pain at least 50%. READ MORE
Do physiatrists prescribe meds?
Yes. They are fully licensed physicians.They can prescribe you any medication that he/she will consider necessary. READ MORE
Is Tramadol good for back pain?
Yes, it is, but do not forget that it is a mild narcotic. Also, you need to know why do you have back pain. The Tramadol will give you some relief, but you need to find the cause of the pain and to treat the cause that gave you the pain, not the pain that is the end product of what is wrong with your back. READ MORE
How do I know if I need spine surgery?
Before considering a spine surgery, you need to make sure that, first, you do know what problem you have. Second, even before thinking of spine surgery, you should make sure that you eliminated all the treatments possible for your back problem, such as physical therapy, interventional pain management, acupuncture, medication (not narcotics), even job modification. (I do know that is hard, but I try to give you options.) Hope I was helpful. READ MORE

Treatments

Peripheral Neuropathy
Arthritis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Neuropathy
Osteoarthritis
Neck Pain
Back Pain
Pinched Nerve
Herniated Disc
Pain
Spinal Stenosis

Dr. Luciano Tuluca, MD's Practice location

2114 Williamsbridge Rd -
Bronx, NY 10461

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New patients: 347-281-8900

Fax: 347-281-8899

Mon:09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tue:09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wed:09:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Thu:09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Fri:09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Sat:Closed
Sun:Closed

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Get to know Pain Management Specialist Dr. Luciano Tuluca, who serves patients in the Bronx, New York.

Born in Romania, Dr. Tuluca is a board-certified pain management specialist who specializes in fluoroscopic guided procedures of the neck, back, hip, shoulder, knee, sacroiliac joint, and facet joint, as well as electrodiagnostic studies, radio-frequency ablation, viscosupplementation, sports injuries, nerve blocks, and other in-office minor surgical procedures. He serves patients at his private practice – Tuluca Medical, P.C. – in the Bronx, New York.

Tuluca Medical, P.C. specializes in state-of-the-art treatment for managing acute and chronic pain. From interventional pain management and medication management to physiotherapy modalities, Dr. Tuluca and his team of board-certified physicians remain committed to managing patients’ pain so that they can return to the activities they enjoy in their daily life.

Among the doctor’s many achievements, he is board certified by the American Academy of Pain Management, the American Osteopathic Association, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the National Board of Osteopathic Medicine. He is also certified in intraoperative monitoring.

Having been practicing medicine for over 30 years, Dr. Tuluca received his training in orthopaedic surgery and general surgery in Europe. He earned his medical degree from Bucharest Medical School and his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine. He then went on to complete his 1-year residency at Norwalk Hospital, followed by his three-year residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he served as Chief Resident and Chairman of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Jacobi Medical Center.

In order to advance his efforts, he remains a member of the Medical Society of the State of New York, the Westchester County Medical Society, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the Leo M. Davidoff Society, and the Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation. He was named “Top New York Interventional Pain Doctor” by the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and “Top New York Pain Management Doctor” in Westchester Journal.

Pain management, pain medicine, pain control or algiatry, is a branch of medicine employing an interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those living with chronic pain. A pain management specialist is a doctor who specializes in pain medicine, focusing on the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of pain.

When he is not practicing medicine, Dr. Tuluca enjoys practicing martial arts, swimming, target shooting, and reading. In addition to English, he speaks French, Spanish, and Romanian.