Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 3, Supplement 1 , Pages S14-S17 , March 2007

Industrial Medicine and Acute Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation. 3. Work-Related Musculoskeletal Conditions: The Role for Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Bracing, and Modalities

  • Patrick M. Foye, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey: New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Patrick M. Foye, MD, Dept of PM&R, UMDNJ: New Jersey Medical School, 90 Bergen St., DOC-3100, Newark, NJ 07103.
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  • William J. Sullivan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
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  • Aaron W. Sable, MD

      Affiliations

    • St. John’s Macomb Hospital, Warren, MI
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  • Andre Panagos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York–Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
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  • Joseph P. Zuhosky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Total Spine Specialists, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
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  • Robert W. Irwin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.12.010

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 3, Supplement 1 , Pages S14-S17 , March 2007

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