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.
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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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- Robert P. Wilder Other545 RAY C. HUNT DR CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22903