Richard Fong
Physiatrist (Physical Medicine) | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
1215 E MICHIGAN AVE LANSING MI, 48912About
Dr. Richard Fong is a physiatrist practicing in LANSING, MI. Dr. Fong is a medical doctor specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. As a physiatrist, Dr. Fong 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. Fong 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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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The administration of entacapone prevents L-dopa-induced dyskinesia when added to dopamine agonist therapy in MPTP-treated primates.
- Continuous delivery of ropinirole reverses motor deficits without dyskinesia induction in MPTP-treated common marmosets.
- Continuous rotigotine administration reduces dyskinesia resulting from pulsatile treatment with rotigotine or L-DOPA in MPTP-treated common marmosets.
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