Dr. John Patrick Furia M.D.
Sports Medicine Specialist | Sports Medicine
900 Buffalo Rd Lewisburg PA, 17837About
Dr. John Furia is a Sports Medicine Family Practitioner in Lewisburg, PA. As a Sports Medicine Family Practitioner, Dr. Furia is trained to assess, diagnose, prevent, and treat sports injuries in patients of all ages, and refer those patients to further services if needed. Sports Medicine Family Practitioners must complete specialized training in order to help each patient maximize function and improve quality of life.
Education and Training
Vanderbilt Univ Sch of Med, Nashville Tn 1989
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1989
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Safety and efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for chronic lateral epicondylitis.
- [Extracorporeal shockwave therapy in the treatment of chronic insertional Achilles tendinopathy].
- The safety and efficacy of high energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy in active, moderately active, and sedentary patients with chronic plantar fasciitis.
- High-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy as a treatment for insertional Achilles tendinopathy.
- Eccentric loading, shock-wave treatment, or a wait-and-see policy for tendinopathy of the main body of tendo Achillis: a randomized controlled trial.
- High-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy as a treatment for chronic noninsertional Achilles tendinopathy.
- Mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy--current options for treatment.
- Low-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy as a treatment for greater trochanteric pain syndrome.
- Home training, local corticosteroid injection, or radial shock wave therapy for greater trochanter pain syndrome.
- Low-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy as a treatment for medial tibial stress syndrome.
- Arthroscopic debridement and synovectomy for treating basal joint arthritis.
- Shockwave therapy for the treatment of chronic proximal hamstring tendinopathy in professional athletes.
- Plantar fascia-specific stretching versus radial shock-wave therapy as initial treatment of plantar fasciopathy.
- Shock wave therapy as a treatment of nonunions, avascular necrosis, and delayed healing of stress fractures.
- Hereditary multiple diaphyseal sclerosis: a tumor simulator.
Treatments
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Arthritis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Neuropathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Rotator Cuff Syndrome
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pain
- Rotator Cuff Tear
- Achilles Tendinitis
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