
Alan P. Alfano
Physiatrist (Physical Medicine) | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Lee St Charlottesville VA, 22908About
Dr. Alan Alfano is a physiatrist practicing in Charlottesville, VA. Dr. Alfano is a medical doctor specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. As a physiatrist, Dr. Alfano 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. Alfano 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.
Board Certification
Physical Medicine and RehabilitationAmerican Board of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationABPMR
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Responsiveness of fibromyalgia clinical trial outcome measures.
- Static magnetic fields for treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial.
- Discussion of magnetic sleep pad study.
- Shoulder pain: a comparison of wheelchair athletes and nonathletic wheelchair users.
- Sex and age effects on outcomes of total hip arthroplasty after inpatient rehabilitation.
- Inpatient rehabilitation outcomes in primary and revision total knee arthroplasty
- Outcomes in total knee arthroplasty patients after inpatient rehabilitation: influence of age and gender.
- Outcomes after inpatient rehabilitation of primary and revision total hip arthroplasty.
- A preliminary examination of the CMS eligibility criteria in total-joint arthroplasty.
- Effect of obesity on inpatient rehabilitation outcomes following total knee arthroplasty.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22903Get Direction
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Dilaawar J. Mistry M.D.Uva Musculoskeletal Center Charlottesville VA 22903
- Dr. Emily A Darr M.D.545 Ray C Hunt Dr Charlottesville VA 22903
- Dr. Frederic Kendall Newton M.D.545 Ray C Hunt Dr Charlottesville VA 22908
- David S. Rubendall Other515 RAY C HUNT DR CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22903
- Dr. Geoffrey Scott Keenan M.D.3263 PROFFIT RD CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22911
- Dr. Jonathan P French MD1215 Lee St Charlottesville VA 22908
Nearest Hospitals
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTERl
JEFFERSON PARK AVE CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22908MARTHA JEFFERSON HOSPITALl
500 MARTHA JEFFERSON DRIVE CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22911UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTERl
JEFFERSON PARK AVE CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22908MARTHA JEFFERSON HOSPITALl
500 MARTHA JEFFERSON DRIVE CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22911