Welcome to Mid-Florida Physical Medicine
Thank you choosing our office to provide you with your medical care needs. We are committed to serving you with the highest quality care.
your primary cares first referral should be to a Physiatrist.
Many primary care Physicians don’t know what a Physiatrist is. All to often they send patients to multiple specialists, who preform unnecessary lab test and never get to the root of the problem. A Physiatrist is a highly trained medical doctor specializing in diagnosing symptoms of pain. According to AAPM&R majority of those patients could have avoided surgery altogether had they sought a PM&R Physician first.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R)
Medical Doctors who complete a four year specialty in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) are known as a Physiatrists (fizz i' a-trists). There are less than 10,000 board certified Physiatrists in the United States. This specialty of medicine touches upon all major systems of the body and crosses many different disciplinary lines, including Musculoskeletal, Pulmonary, and Neurological system.
In addition to helping patients with acute and chronic pain issues, Physiatrists are also highly trained in treating a variety of conditions, including:
| • Musculoskeletal Injury (shoulder, knee, back problems) |
• Neuromuscular Injury (multiple sclerosis, movement disorders) |
| • Spinal Cord Injury | • Pinched Nerve |
| • Work / Sports Injury | • Numbness / Tingling |
| • Post Stroke Conditions | • Sprains / Strains |
| • Disabling Conditions | • Amputations |
| • Foot Drop | • Fibromyalgia |
| • Post-Polio Syndrome | • Spasticity |
| • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | • Polyarthritis (joint pain) |
Dr. Syed develops individualized, non-surgical treatment plans for her patients with conditions of the muscles, bones, joints, brain and nervous system. Such customized care of plan has been shown to speed her patients recovery time, reduce long-term cost of care, and to improve patients goals and satisfaction.