Guest J Bone Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Just joined this forum. Seems like a great resource for us PA's. I have some questions about PM&R. Seems like there is not a lot of information of PA's in PM&R. Any info on this field would be great. I have been working in Ortho for 7 years and love it but thinking about making a change. Thanks guys! Glad to be a part of this forum! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted October 23, 2009 Moderator Share Posted October 23, 2009 slow pace esoteric patients (if not in post acute rehab setting) lots of drug seakers strange docs - yeah I know generalization but the 7 PM&R doc's I have known and work with 5 of them have been WIERD very similiar to chronic pain management for straight out patient practices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest J Bone Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Yikes! Sure it is much different than Ortho. Was thinking along the lines of in patient rehab floor along with nursing homes. I see some pretty big rehab groups around and them see to all have control of a rehab floor along with SNF's, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcdavis Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 In the ACUTE hospital setting (TBI, Spine injury, Stroke, etc), what the PA brings to the team is, that which brought the pt to rehab (HTN, DM, liver heart, renal dz, trauma) are things that the PA is usually pretty adroit at handling. Usually the acute rehab pt is appreciative of your care, and the pathology is HUGE. I moon lite at the Charoltte Institue of Rehabilitation before they had a residency program... and MY learning curve was steep. One of the best years of my medical life as far as correlating physical sn/sx and findings with pathology fwiw, v/r davis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COTA for now Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I have wondered about that too. I wasn't sure which forum to post in...pain mgmt or ortho or somewhere else. I'm pre-PA but this is my 3rd year working in occupational therapy and have considered staying involved in rehab if that is a viable career choice. Any more insights from anyone else...anyone else who has worked in Pm&R? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest J Bone Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 In the ACUTE hospital setting (TBI, Spine injury, Stroke, etc), what the PA brings to the team is, that which brought the pt to rehab (HTN, DM, liver heart, renal dz, trauma) are things that the PA is usually pretty adroit at handling. Usually the acute rehab pt is appreciative of your care, and the pathology is HUGE. I moon lite at the Charoltte Institue of Rehabilitation before they had a residency program... and MY learning curve was steep. One of the best years of my medical life as far as correlating physical sn/sx and findings with pathology fwiw, v/r davis Sounds good. I have not seen to many PA's in this setting for some reason though? I know there are a ton of jobs in Ortho, plus there is a lot of money there. Anyone else have any experience in PM&R? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csm_pa Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Spent one year in pain management with PM&R. In my case, it was pain managment, pure and simple. Lots of drug seekers, chronic pain managment. Left after one year - tired of being a drug pusher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted October 27, 2009 Moderator Share Posted October 27, 2009 Our facility has an inpt pm+r team that includes a pa. they also do some clinic but their primary role is with pts with acute issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azucardulce Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Bump! Anyone currently working in PM&R? I am starting school in a few months, and I've seen very little about PAs working in this area? Any insights?? Is it a good field for a new grad? This forum has been extremely helpful to me so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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