Focuses on diagnosing and treating problems that affect the muscles, bones and joints, as well as the nervous system. Treatment is provided for: - - Amputations - - Back pain and neck pain - - Brain injuries - - Cerebral palsy - - Concussions - - Fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions - - Joint and muscle injections - - Movement disorders - - Musculoskeletal disorders - - Multiple sclerosis - - Pain problems following trauma and surgeries - - Performing arts injuries (musicians, dancers and gymnasts) - - Post-polio - - Spasticity and other muscle tone abnormalities - - Spinal cord injury, paraplegia and quadriplegia - - Spine care - - Sports injuries - - Stroke A physiatrist conducts physical exams, prescribes healing therapies and develops treatment plans. A physiatrist can also prescribe spine and large joint injections as needed.