Conditions Treated

A clearer patient journey

Name the problem. Map the path.

Choose the symptom or condition closest to your concern. Each guide explains common patterns, warning signs, assessment, treatment choices and when specialist review is appropriate.

IFind your concern

Start with the painful area, nerve symptom or functional problem.

IIRead safely

Check warning signs and understand what evaluation may involve.

IIICompare options

Learn where rehabilitation, medicine, testing or procedures may fit.

IVBook the right visit

Bring previous reports and define the function you want back.

Spine and nerve pain

Back, neck, disc and nerve conditions

Back pain, disc disease & sciaticaLow-back pain, leg pain, radiculopathy and spinal stenosis. Neck pain & cervical radiculopathyNeck-to-arm pain, tingling, weakness and nerve-root symptoms. Neuropathy & carpal tunnelNumbness, burning, tingling and focal nerve compression. Chronic widespread painPersistent multisite pain, fatigue, sleep and activity effects.

Joints, tendons and arthritis

Shoulder, knee, elbow and heel

Knee osteoarthritis & PRPAssessment, rehabilitation and balanced injection discussion. Frozen shoulderPain with marked restriction of active and passive movement. Rotator cuff-related painPainful reaching, lifting, sleep and shoulder weakness. Tennis elbowOuter-elbow pain with gripping, tools, work or sport. Plantar heel painFirst-step pain and load-related symptoms beneath the heel. Sports injuriesDiagnosis-led, criteria-based return to activity.

Neurological rehabilitation

Movement, independence and participation

Stroke rehabilitationMobility, arm use, communication, spasticity and self-care. Spinal cord injuryFunction, equipment, complications and independence. Cerebral palsyFamily-centred comfort, mobility and participation planning. Post-surgical rehabilitationRecovery after orthopaedic, spine and neurological procedures. Other neurological needsSelected brain injury, neuromuscular and functional problems.

Not sure which label fits? Start with PM&R and pain assessment. Sudden weakness, facial droop, speech difficulty, severe breathing difficulty, major trauma or loss of bladder/bowel control with new spinal symptoms needs urgent local medical care.

Why PM&R?

One specialty connecting diagnosis, procedures and recovery

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation focuses on how disease or injury affects movement and daily life. A PM&R physician can combine musculoskeletal and neurological examination, interpret rehabilitation needs, use EMG/NCS for selected nerve and muscle questions, and discuss image-guided procedures when they have a defined role.

This is particularly helpful when symptoms cross specialty boundaries—for example, shoulder pain mixed with neck-related tingling, knee arthritis with weakness and mobility loss, or pain after surgery with deconditioning. The aim is not to replace orthopaedics, neurology, neurosurgery, rheumatology or physiotherapy. It is to identify what each patient needs, coordinate referral when required and keep the plan centred on function.

Not sure where to start?

Choose the body area or rehabilitation need that best matches your concern. If several labels fit, book a general PM&R and pain assessment. The consultation can determine whether testing, imaging, rehabilitation, a procedure or another specialty is the most appropriate next step.